Category: Medicine

Minister of Public Health Inaugurates the Food Safety System “Watheq”

HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, inaugurated yesterday the electronic food safety system “Watheq”. The electronic system is one of the most important national projects within the Qatar Public Health Strategy, under the strategic objective aimed at raising the level of food safety in accordance with the highest international standards and best-applied practices in this field.

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MOPH Launches FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Fan Health Information Website

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has launched a new website providing local and visiting fans with a wide range of information relating to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 healthcare services and health advice.   Dr. Ahmed Al Mohammed, Chair of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Health Strategic Command Group, clarified that throughout the tournament, healthcare teams from MOPH, Hamad Medical

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Dr. Yousef Al Maslamani: Corona test is required for World Cup fans

Dr. Yousef Al Maslamani, Medical Director of Hamad General Hospital at Hamad Medical Corporation, confirmed that World Cup fans are obliged to take a PCR or rapid test before boarding the plane and coming to Qatar. He explained that showing the Hayya card for fans is a condition to get the free treatment.   Dr. Al Maslamani said that the

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MOPH Launches Annual Vaccination Campaign against Seasonal Influenza

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) have launched the annual seasonal influenza vaccination campaign, which will enable community members to receive their free seasonal influenza vaccines at all primary health centers, HMC outpatient clinics and at more than 45 private and semi-private clinics and hospitals across Qatar.   Dr. Abdullatif

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HMC Wins AHF Grand Prize for Epidemiological Response

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has won the Grand Prize of the Arab Hospitals Federation (AHF), in the field of epidemiological response, at the conclusion of the 23 annual meeting of AHF in Cairo, which lasted for two days under the slogan “Towards launching new health care strategies”.   The AHF award comes in return for the excellence achieved by the

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MOPH, Ministry of Labour Consolidate Occupational Safety and Health Database

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), and the Ministry of Labour signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to exchange data and statistics in the field of occupational safety and health, to ensure occupational safety and reduce injuries and deaths at work. Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, and Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister of Labor

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Health Minister Launches New Range of Nuclear Medicine Services

Minister of Public Health HE Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari launched a range of new Nuclear Medicine services under the Clinical Imaging Department at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). The new services demonstrate the department’s commitment to delivering international standards and to providing the best clinical imaging services for early detection and

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Cabinet Approves Draft Law Regulating Healthcare Services

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting, held yesterday afternoon at the Amiri Diwan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet applauded the speech of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, may God protect him, at the opening session of the General Debate

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