The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and healthcare partners, including Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) and other key organizations in the State of Qatar, has affirmed that they are ready to activate and deploy comprehensive major incident response plans, if needed, at the FIFA World Cup Qatar

DOHA, Qatar, His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, warned that geopolitical and economic volatility in a post-COVID era are holding any progress we had hoped to achieve in the battle against climate change, and are even forcing us

​Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health, inaugurated today the electronic food safety system “Watheq”.   The electronic system is one of the most important national projects within the Qatar Public Health Strategy, under the strategic objective “Develop an integrated risk-based inspection service certified to relevant

Mr. Ali Abdulla Al Khater, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Healthcare Communication, Chief Communications Officer at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and official in charge of public liaison between the health sector and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), has disclosed the provision of 100 clinics at the

The spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the U.N. chief met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York this week and raised human rights issues in light of Iranian security forces’ ongoing crackdown on protesters.   At a news briefing, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Guterres

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 17 September 2022, the global cumulative incidence reached 608 804 714 reported cases and 6 516 488 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.07%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Dr. Yousef Al Maslamani, Medical Director of Hamad General Hospital at Hamad Medical Corporation, confirmed that World Cup fans are obliged to take a PCR or rapid test before boarding the plane and coming to Qatar. He explained that showing the Hayya card for fans is a condition to get

​The Ministry of Public Health has today launched a new website providing local and visiting fans with a wide range of information relating to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 healthcare services and health advice.   ​Chair of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Health Strategic Command Group, Dr. Ahmed Al Mohammed, explained that

The coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues to spread at the regional and global levels. As of 10 September 2022, the global cumulative incidence reached 605 459 751 reported cases and 6 505 001 associated deaths at a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of 1.07%. Meanwhile, the 22 countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region

​The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has recently organized two training workshops on the new growth charts of the World Health Organization (WHO) for school students aged 5-19 years in Qatar. ​The workshops were held in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE), the Hamad Medical Corporation

​Ministry of Public Health & Partners Celebrate the 8th Qatar Patient Safety Week, which will be held from 17th to 22nd September 2022, under the theme: ‘Medication Without Harm’.   Source: Ministry of Public Health

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) have launched the annual seasonal influenza vaccination campaign, which will enable community members to receive their free seasonal influenza vaccines at all primary health centers, HMC outpatient clinics and at more than 45 private

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2022 global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to track at near pre-pandemic levels in July (-3.5%), but below July 2021 performance (-9.7%). Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), fell 9.7% compared to July 2021 (-10.2% for international

Qatar Post, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), has announced the reduction of home delivery service fees related to medications, medical reports, me…

WHO mission visited Qatar from 21st to 25th August 2022, for finalization of the preparation and Master training program for National STEPwise surveyThe Ministry of Public Health, Qatar is in preparation of implementation of the National STEPwise Surve…

The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Authority inaugurated the Umm Al Emarat Hospital for mothers and children at the island of Moheli as part of several development projects implemented in cooperation with the UAE Embassy in Moroni to aid those affected by…

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) is going on with a project to support health care for refugees in Amanat Al-Asimah, with a total of 50,630 beneficiaries.Funded by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the proj…

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced the launch of the system of submitting online appointment referral requests. Thus, this enables patients with referrals from private clinics for specialized care at HMC to submit their appointment requests …

With Qatar soon to take the center stage of world sports, the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and World Health Organization (WHO) are driving forward efforts to help make this global celebration of football a beacon for health and safety, and a launch…