NHRC Chairperson Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah visiting Al Hemailah Health Centre, operated by Qatar Red Crescent Society.
Doha: Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), has visited the Al Hemailah Health Centre, operated by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) under a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).
She had an overview of the workflow and level of health care/education services provided for the expatriate workers visiting the center.
Al Attiyah was received by senior officials of QRCS’s Medical Affairs Division, including Abdullah Sultan Al-Qattan, Executive Director, Ahmed Saud Jassim, Director of Administrative and Financial Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Fawzi Al-Abyad, Assistant Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Mohamed Murhaf Al Akshar, Deputy CMO and Director of Al Hemailah Health Centre, and some physicians from the staff of the health facility.
This is part of the partnership between QRCS and NHRC to promote human rights and ensure the highest standard of care and service for different segments of society, particularly expatriate workers and foreign communities living in Qatar.
The delegation accompanying Ms. Al Attiyah comprised Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Head of PR and Media Unit, and Mubarak Mohamed Al Safran, Director of the Office of NHRC Chairperson.
Officially inaugurated on July 30, 2016, the Al Hemailah Health Centre provides health care services for male expatriate workers, with a workforce of 262 highly qualified physicians, pharmacists, nurses, technicians, and administrative staff. Since the beginning of the year until the end of November 2021, the centre received up to 477,382 visitors.
Numerous medical specializations are covered, including GP, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, ENT, dentistry, urgent cases service, minor surgeries and dressing, physiotherapy, X-ray, ultrasound, medical lab, vaccination, audiometry, pharmacy, and health education.
