The Minister of Educa­tion, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the Qatar Education Foundation to support the government in the establishment of an Islamic Medical School in the Northern region of Ghana.He said the initiative by the ministry is aimed at expanding access to medical ed­ucation and enhancing healthcare delivery in the northern regions."If you can give us a friendly conces­sionary financing to do that in order that the umma in that particular area can make use of it", he appealed.Mr Iddrisu made the call when the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Ghana, Mr Khalid Bin Jabor Al-Mesallam, paid a courtesy call on him in Accra today.He emphasised the need to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries with a particular focus on enhancing cooperation in the field of education.The Minister said Ghana was interested in deepening institutional ties between his outfit and that of Qater to support the mutual exchange of knowledge, best practices, and investment in education.He revealed that the the country's Is­lamic curriculum for basic schools would be reviewed for basic education beginning with kindergarten to encourage the teach­ing of Arabic in basic schools across.Furthermore, he expressed interest in Ghana's participation in the upcoming global Education Conference scheduled to take place in Geneva in September 2025, to enable the country showcase its progress and priorities in the education sector.For his part, Mr Al-Mesallam ex­pressed strong interest in the discussions and reaffirmed Qatar's willingness to explore collaborative opportunities in sup­port of Ghana's education sector.The visit forms part of ongoing diplo­matic engagements aimed at strengthening education-focused partnerships between Ghana and its international allies.