Doha, 06 Oct. 2024 Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, today launched Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Healthcare Strategy 2024-2030, marking a transformative step in Qatar's healthcare journey. The strategy aligns closely with Qatar's Third National Development Strategy and the National Health Strategy 2024-2030, working together to define an ambitious vision for HMC...

Doha, 10 June 2024 Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim AlThani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, of State of Qatar officially inaugurated the Korean Medical Center (KMC) in Lusail City. KMC is run by 155 Korean and international medical staff. Dr. Sunpyo Lee, Medical Director of  KMC and Head of Executive Health and Gastro-enterology...

Doha, 23 March 2024 The medical team at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Al Wakra Hospital (AWH), Hamad Medical Corporation, succeeded in helping a couple who had been suffering from infertility for more than 14 years. After receiving treatment, the wife, in her third decade, gave birth to quadruplets in perfect health, despite facing...

Doha, 07 Feb. 2024 (Gulf Times, Qatar) By Prof. Dr Rayaz Malik An independent analysis of research output on diabetes-related nerve damage identified Qatar as the world’s second-most productive country, relative to population size. The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology, showed that scientists in Qatar produced 18.1 articles on diabetic neuropathy per...

Doha, 24 Oct 2023 The Embassy of Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Qatar and Elegancia Healthcare WLL has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  in regards to recruitment of skilled healthcare professionals for Qatar and Elegancia Healthcare hospitals in other regions.  MOU was signed by Muhemmed Aejaz, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan...

Doha, 23 July 2023 National Human Rights Committee of Qatar (NHRC) has launched an awareness campaign on the risks of heat stress in the work places. The campaign will focus on the importance of protecting workers from heat stress, especially those who work in outdoor or high-temperature environment  and to prevent from heat-related illnesses and...

Doha, 08 April 2023 (QNA) Chairperson of National Human Rights Committee of Qatar (NHRC), Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah has praised the great progress made by Qatar to protect the right to health without discrimination, as one of the economic, social and cultural rights. Marking the World Health Day, falls on 7th April every year...

Beijing, 09 January 2022 (Xinhua News)   Over 2.89 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday. Xi'an, Capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, reported 30 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Saturday, local authorities said on Sunday. The city has registered 1,989...

Doha, 02 Jan. 2022 Dr. Yousef Al Maslamani, Medical Director of Hamad General Hospital has advised the general public to seek emergency medical assistance only in critical condition amid rise in the Omicron variant COVID-19 cases in Qatar, He said that Qatar has seen a significant increase in COVID-19 cases driven by the spread of...

Doha, 31 December 2021 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced changes to its outpatient services in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Qatar. The changes have been made to protect patients, visitors and staff from COVID-19 effective Sunday, 2nd January 2022, 50 percent of outpatient appointments will be delivered via telemedicine consultations...