Islamabad, 20 March 2021 Official News Agency of Pakistan, Associated Press of Pakistan reported today that Prime Minister Imran Khan was tested positive for COVID-19 and isolated himself at his home, his Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said. “PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home,” Faisal...

Doha, 16 Feb. 2021 (HMC) Clinical leaders and researchers from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have been named amongst the top two percent of researchers worldwide in a global list compiled by Stanford University. In a press release by Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, the list was published by John Loannidis of Stanford University in the prestigious...

Doha, 25 Jan. 2021 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) celebrated recently the success of the Urgent Consultation Service at Itqan Clinical Simulation and Innovation Center. Present on the occasion were 30 representatives and heads of departments that contributed to the implementation of the service. The service was launched in March 2020 following the outbreak of the...

Doha, 16 Jan. 2021 As the country continues its gradual lifting of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced a return to face-to-face appointments for outpatient clinics. As part of the gradual return to normal, HMC outpatient appointments will be conducted face-to-face with physicians in clinics. HMC will continue to...

Doha, 24 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) WITH the first phase of Qatar’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign continuing at a rapid pace, community dignitaries and senior officials of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) took the jabs on Thursday, the second day of the immunization program, to instil vaccine confidence among the people. Qatari Businessmen Association Chairman...

Doha, 21 Dec. 2020 A number of countries have decided to close their borders and suspend commercial flights to check the spread of a new coronavirus strain first discovered in the United Kingdom. The identification of the highly infectious strain has caused chaos across the world, with many European and other countries shutting off travel...

Doha, 15 Dec. 2020 (Qatar Tribune) By Ashraf Siddiqui The COVID-19 vaccine will be available for everyone in Qatar free of charge but will be optional and not mandatory for the general public, the Ministry of Public Health’s (MoPH) Mona Al Muslamani has said. She said Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will be carrying out awareness...

Doha SOSO Care and Ellen Medical Devices were awarded 2020 WISH cash award in Spark competition and WISH Innovation Booster Competition to  for its affordable dialysis machine, respectively. The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) announced the grand prize winners of its two latest Innovation Award competitions during the closing ceremony of WISH 2020 on...

Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports The first case of Covid-19 was reported in USA on 22nd January 2020, since then the country has reported 11,717, 953 cases, and 252,555 deaths as per Johns Hopkin report on Thursday 19 November 2020. BRAZI: The first case of COVID-19 in Brazil was reported 266 days ago on 2/26/2020. Since...

Doha, 18 Nov. 2020 The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2020 is wrapping up its biennial event on Thursday, November 19, with a series of meetings and panel discussions,before announcing the Grand Prize winners of this year's innovation awards. The fifth edition of the summit, which was held virtually this year, celebrated the spirit...