Students from Qatar University (QU) participated in the Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Walk held in Doha. The students’ participation followed the 2nd annual breast cancer awareness campaign at QU from October…
Category: Healthcare Middle East
HMC sets up EMS station at Sealine
With the winter camping season starting this week, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has set up an Emergency Services Center (EMS) station at Sealine beach. The centre providing round-the-clock service is manned by…
Al Wakra Hospital to be the largest
Slated for opening early next year, Al Wakra Hospital will be Qatar’s largest and most modern healthcare facility. Its size is equivalent to the Hamad General Hospital, Women’s Hospital and Rumailah Hospital…
Similac sold in Qatar safe
The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has reassured the public that all stocks of the powdered infant formula Similac available in the local market are safe for consumption. Tests conducted at the…
New Women’s Hospital to be ready next year
The Women’s Hospital, under the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recorded 9,135 deliveries in the first half of this year while its outpatient department received 70,450 visits during the period, according to a…
Be cautious during Haj, diabetics told
Diabetics who plan to undertake the Haj pilgrimage have been advised to avoid overexertion during the journey to prevent medical complications. The pilgrims have also been told to space out Tawaf and…
Arab women at risk of breast cancer
The month of October saw diverse and innovative awareness campaigns on breast cancer, while studies say Arab women are at significant risk of getting the disease. “Qatar is looking at more aspects…
Tomatoes help prevent breast cancer
An expert has said that eating fresh tomatoes can reduce the incidence of breast cancer by 77 percent while confirming that a healthy and balanced diet goes a long way in preventing…
Majority not happy with Medical Commission services
Over 63 percent of the public said in an e-survey that they were not satisfied with the services at the Medical Commission (MC), while 23 percent believed the services were good and…
Qatar to have region’s first stem cells laboratory
Preparations are on to set up a stem cells transplant unit in Al Amal Hospital by the year-end to provide optimal care to patients in need of advanced techno-therapy and are unable…
Woman dies of H1N1 virus
A 26-year-old Qatari woman has died from H1N1 flu virus, the Supreme Council of Health announced yesterday. Her death brings the total number of H1N1 victims in Qatar to 11 since the…
Free eye tests at Villaggio today
Qatar is celebrating a successful milestone in its effort to meet global targets to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020 with a raft of awareness raising events across the country to mark World…
HMC ranked top in liver diseases treatment
The Hamad Medical Corporation has been identified as the regional centre of excellence within the Gulf for the treatment of severe liver diseases and other inherited metabolic disorders affecting newborns and infants….
Qatari study on health wins ‘best paper award’
A Qatari study has won the “Best Paper Award” in a regional conference held in Amman last month. The conference on “Achieving Better Health Equity and Efficiency in the Middle East and…
Qatar hospital offers private cord-blood storage facility
Manama: Doha’s Women’s Hospital has become the first public hospital in the region to offer a private cord blood banking facility in partnership with the Virgin Health Bank Qatar Science & Technology…