MANAMA: Pregnant women are putting their lives at risk by taking black market drugs to induce illegal abortions, says a leading doctor. They are so desperate to abort their baby because of…
Category: Healthcare Middle East
Qatar-based expert makes device for cancer treatment
DOHA: Cancer treatment is set to become less invasive and more effective with the use of nano-technology, promising a new way of dealing with the scourge, based on innovative research by a…
Doha Bids to better healthcare for workers
DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) jointly with the Ministry of Labour has intensified efforts to improve the quality of healthcare for the large expatriate workforce in the country. A joint…
Qatar Diabetes Association to host camp for diabetic children
DOHA: An exclusive camp for diabetic children that will take place here next week will help the participants cope with the illness. Al Bawasil International Spring Camp, hosted by Qatar Diabetes Association…
Prometric Wins Exclusive Multi Year Contract with Qatar Supreme Council of Health
DOHA, Qatar & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 8, 2010: The Supreme Council of Health, Qatar (SCH) today announced that it has signed an exclusive long term agreement with Prometric, the world’s…
HMC partners SickKids for new hospital
DOHA: With the scheduled opening date approaching fast, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has signed a historic five-year partnership deal with Canada-based Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to advise on setting up state-of-the-art…
Gestational Diabetes on the Rise in Qatar
DOHA: A recent study conducted by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has revealed increase of Gestational Diabetes (GDM) in Qatar. The study shows that more than 20 percent of the pregnant women in…
Doha primary health centres adopt electronic token system
DOHA: The long queues at many primary health centres here could become a thing of the past as the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has started introducing an electronic token system at…
HMC conducts workshop on Down’s Syndrome
DOHA: Focusing on parents of children with special needs, the Occupational Therapy Department (OTD) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) conducted a Down’s Syndrome Awareness Workshop, recently. The one-day event, which attracted approximately…
SCH Medical licensing unit to be linked with counterparts
DOHA: The Medical Licensing Department at the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is planning to link itself electronically to its counterparts in other countries to speed up licensing procedures in Qatar. The…
Doha recieves third batch of H1N1 vaccine
DOHA: The third batch of the H1N1 vaccine with 116,000 doses has arrived here. This adds to the total 320,000 doses that Qatar received in November. A senior health official told The…
Increased incidence of cardiac death among Nepalese in Qatar.
DOHA: The number of cardiac ailment related deaths is on the rise among Nepalese workers in Qatar. The Nepalese Embassy’s yearly progress report recorded a total of 115 cardiac deaths in 2009….
SCH Receives 300,000 H1N1 Vaccine Doses
Doha, January 03 (QNA) – The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has said that it received 300,000 swine flu vaccine doses from the French Health Ministry. SCH’s Director of Public Health Dr….
More health and safety violations in Qatar’s Umm Salal Ali than in Doha
DOHA: There are more mutton eaters than beef or camel meat eaters in the municipal jurisdiction of Umm Salal Ali. According to statistics available, around 30,000 sheep were slaughtered in the abattoir…
Cyber Anatomy Laboratory at CNA-Q
1st January 2010 DOHA: An innovative software that allows users to virtually dissect and explore the human anatomy is now available in Qatar. Launched in November 2009, the nation’s first Cyber Anatomy…