1st January 2010 DOHA: Occupational health in Qatar would get a major boost with establishment of the National Occupational Health Committee, which is expected to stup soon, an official at the Supreme…
Category: Healthcare Middle East
QU study reveals majority of pharmacists lack breast cancer knowledge
DOHA: A study conducted recently by Qatar University (QU) revealed majority of pharmacists here lack knowledge about breast cancer. QU College of Pharmacy (CPH) faculty Assistant Professor Dr Maguy El Hajj did…
Qatar to set up National Occupational Health Committee
DOHA: Occupational health in Qatar would get a major boost with establishment of the National Occupational Health Committee, which is expected soon, an official at the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has…
SCH urged to name fake medical practitioners
DOHA: Several members of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) have called on the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) to announce the names of doctors who were found to be practising in the…
HMC doctors find best treatment for male infertility
DOHA: Microsurgery is found to be the best procedure to treat infertility in men according to doctors at the Hamad Medical corporation. The Urology Depart at HMC is using some of the…
Positive response towards premarital health screening
DOHA: Pre-marital health screening carried out by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) as part of increasing public awareness has shown a positive response, the SCH said yesterday.The campaign was conducted oi major shopping malls in the city….
Qatari Government to impose medical fees in private sector
DOHA: With complaints abounding about the high fees charged by several private healthcare facilities in the country, official sources from the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) have hinted that a mechanism will…
Qatar to enforce comprehensive health insurance law
DOHA: Qatar is well on its way to enforce a comprehensive health insurance law which will benefit both, nationals and expatriates. The proposed law will not put any financial burden on the…
Qatar Study Shows High No’s of Medical Prescription Errors in Country
DOHA: Highlighting the role of pharmacists in ensuring proper medical treatment, a recent study has revealed that pharmacists at primary healthcare centres in Qatar detected at least 890 prescription errors over a…
Improvements Needed in Qatar Health Sector says Survey
DOHA: Majority of the respondents to a survey conducted among visitors at the recently concluded Qatar Health Exhibition and Congress here said that the healthcare sector in Qatar needs further improvement and…
Qatar Expat on Trial For Practising Medicine Without Valid Licence
DOHA: An Asian expatriate is currently on trial on charges of practising medicine in the country with out a valid licence from the authorities concerned. All private healthcare professionals wanting to practise…
Right food best anti-ageing drug: Derma2009 Experts
DOHA: Right food is the best anti-ageing drug according to an expert at the tenth GCC Dermatology and Venereology Conference and Exhibition (GCC Derma 2009), which was opened by Dr Saleh Ali…
Third wave of H1N1 in Qatar likely after winter
17th December 2009 DOHA: H1N1 cases are currently on the decline in Qatar but a third wave of the pandemic is expected after winter, a senior health official said yesterday. “The cases…
GCC Derma 2009 opens in Doha
17th December 2009 DOHA: The tenth GCC Dermatology and Venereology Conference and Exhibition (GCC Derma 2009) opened here today. The three-day event is an educational opportunity for dermatologists and plastic surgeons in…
Easy access to cell therapy in Doha Qatar soon
DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will step into regenerative medicine, soon, with the Virgin health Bank –QSTP (VHB) becoming fully functional in Qatar. The long wait for various facilities needed for bone-marrow…