HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met here on Saturday with HE Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, on the margin of the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The meeting addressed…

HE Minister of Public Health and Chairperson of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari affirmed Qatar’s unwavering commitment to a comprehensive, equitable, and inclusive approach to strengthening nati…

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) have launched a new website highlighting the recent transformation of the public health system.

Advisor to the Minister of Public Heal…

HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari reiterated Qatar’s commitment to building a tobacco-free future, as well as the country’s remarkable achievements in tobacco control in light of its commitment to protecting the health and wel…

The Forensic Medicine Center at the Ministry of Interior organized an introductory meeting today, which included members and prosecutors of the Public Prosecution, officers from various departments within the ministry, and several forensic doctors fr…

The Behavioral Healthcare Center, one of the centers of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, which is under the Ministry of Social Development and Family, continues its awareness activities within the ‘back to school’ campaign for 2023, which targets st…

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation, (PHCC) announced today the launch of the annual seasonal influenza vaccination campaign.

Starting Sep. 18, flu vaccines…

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation are collaboratively carrying out the National campaign for oral and dental health.

Running until the end of September, the campaign aims to raise…

In a boost for the treatment of patients with cancer in Qatar, Hamad Medical Corporation’s National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) is set to use a new targeted breast cancer medicine.

Senior Consultant in Hematology and Oncology, Chair…

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounced Saturday “the attacks on medical personnel in the Ain al-Hilweh camp in Sidon in southern Lebanon.” In a statement, MSF noted that medical teams are not targets in conflicts, adding that the work of their teams…

Minister of Health Firas Hawari on Thursday opened a medical conference on the reality and challenges of heart surgery at Prince Hamzah Hospital, organized by the cardiac department at the Hospital and the Jordan Cardiac Society.

This one-day confe…

Secretary-General of the Ministry of Health for Primary Health Care and Epidemics Raed Shboul has emphasized the importance of adhering to the vaccination dates outlined in the national vaccination program, which includes basic and supportive doses a…

In its humanitarian endeavors to offer assistance and relief to the victims of the catastrophic floods in Libya caused by the storm “Daniel”, Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) announced today the dispatch of a fully equipped field hospital to allevia…

Advisor to Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari said that based on the directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the first relie…

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) celebrates the ninth Qatar Patient Safety Week under the theme “Engaging patients for patient safety”, during the period from 17 to 21 September in collaboration with healthcare facilities and academic health inst…

Sidra Medicine (a member of Qatar Foundation) has been awarded a grant, to the value of one million US dollars from JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization. The awarded grant will support the establishment of …

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) stressed that the new health and medical facilities that have been opened over the past few years have helped enhance and expand primary, secondary, and specialized healthcare services.

Qatar’s public health system ha…

The Ministry of Health convened a significant committee meeting on Monday to address critical issues related to the cooperative fund for doctors and the revision of salary regulations. The gathering, which featured the participation of all committee …

The death toll from the earthquake that struck Morocco, on Friday night, has risen to 1037.

1204 people were injured, 721 of them sustained severe injuries.

A statement by the Moroccan Interior Ministry said that most fatalities occurred in the re…

The Moroccan authorities announced Saturday that the preliminary toll of the powerful earthquake that struck the province of Al Haouz, southwest of Marrakech last night, has reached 296 people killed and 153 others injured.

“According to a provision…

The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Al Haouz region southwest of Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday night, has risen to 632, with 329 injured.

A televised statement by the Moroccan Interior Ministry said that most fatalities occurred in mo…

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, thanked His Majesty King Abdullah for his recent call to strengthen efforts to combat smoking in Jordan, especially amongst younger Jordanians. Ghebreyesus wrote …

One person was killed and another injured in a fire that broke out at Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq. The Iraqi police said Friday that a fire broke out at Kirkuk airport, 300 km north of the capital, Baghdad. It added that the outcome of the acciden…

During an early morning raid in Jenin, Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian man and injured a female Ministry of Health worker. The operations further led to the detention of 15 Palestinians and the demolition of several structures, including a s…

Minister of Health Firas Hawari discussed on Tuesday with the head and members of the Committee on Combating Drugs and Psychotropic Substances in the Iraqi Parliament, prospects for cooperation in training health staff on the treatment of drug addicti…