Doha 2 December 2016 The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has hosted a meeting where a select group of summit delegates discussed strategies to improve the care and monitoring of those suffering from dementia. Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) provided secretariat support to the meeting, which was held in Hamad Medical City....

Doha 30 November 2016 The importance of collaborating to find cross-border solutions to global healthcare issues took centre stage at the second day of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) today at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Renowned economist Larry Summers, former US Secretary of the Treasury, used his keynote address to call...

Doha 29 Nov 2016 The third World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) kicked off today presided by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation (QF). Princess Lalla Salma, chairperson of Lalla Salma Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Morrocco; and Princess Ghida bint Talal, chairperson of the board of trustees of the King Hussein...

Doha 28 November 2016 In advance of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), leaders of the initiative emphasised the importance of coming together as a community to help solve to the world’s most urgent global health challenges. The 2016 Summit opening ceremony on Tuesday at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) will be presided...

Doha 27 November, 2016 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) awarded top honors to 29 winning projects at the seventh annual Stars of Excellence staff award ceremony. The event held at the St Regis Hotel and was attended by more than 500 members of staff. This year, the winning projects were selected from a total of 303...

Doha 23 November 2016 Thousands of Policymakers, Academics, and Healthcare Professionals are expected to attend 2016 WISH Summit. World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) will host its biennial summit from 29 - 30 November at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) in Doha. WISH 2016 will bring together thousands of high-level policymakers, academics, and health...

Doha 23 November 2016 The official opening of Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Communicable Disease Center (CDC) last week marked the start of the largest expansion phase in HMC’s history. The addition of this latest facility to HMC’s portfolio brings the total number of hospitals to nine at present, with three more hospitals set to open...

Doha, November 17, 2016 QNA Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar inaugurated Thursday the Communicable Diseases Center at Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City. He was briefed on the various services provided by the Center. Prime Minster was accompanied with Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public...

Doha: 8 November, 2016 Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar (HMC) in collaboration with Ministry of Public Health and Primary Health Care Corporation will host a series of events during the month of November in recognition of World Diabetes Day, screening thousands of residents across the country and raising awareness around how to better manage and prevent...

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP): Pakistan’s candidate for the Director General World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Sania Nishtar presented her vision and plan for the Organization at a forum hosted by the Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London. Sania Nishtar is contending for the slot of Director General WHO with other candidates...