Qatar / Health

Investigative report: Smoking cigs drops, but vapes and chewing tobacco on the rise in Qatar 05 Mar 2023 - 09:09 am

When it comes to smoking or tobacco use in general, it is a known fact that it is harmful to health and a...

MoPH’s Watheq boosts food safety system 04 Mar 2023 - 09:08 am

Doha: The electronic food safety system (Watheq), which is run by the Food Safety Department of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), is...

Symposium focuses on new advances in diabetes, obesity research 03 Mar 2023 - 09:34 am

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with Qatar Metabolic Institute (QMI) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), organised and sponsored the...

PHCC launches bowel cancer screening awareness campaign 01 Mar 2023 - 05:09 pm

Doha: In parallel with the Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaigns that are celebrated every March of each year, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC),...

MoPH Launches Phase Four of "Start Now" Campaign 01 Mar 2023 - 04:37 pm

Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), launched on Wednesday...

WCM-Q researchers analyse genetic data for personalised medicine 01 Mar 2023 - 10:00 am

Doha: Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) have analysed vast amounts of genetic and protein-related data to determine the effectiveness of genetics-based personalised...

Sidra Medicine launches benevolent healthcare grant in Precision Medicine 27 Feb 2023 - 06:28 pm

Doha: Sidra Medicine, Member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced the launch of a benevolent healthcare grant 'Precision Medicine for All,' coinciding with...

Over 600,000 patients received virtual consultations in 2022: PHCC 26 Feb 2023 - 06:46 pm

Doha: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) said that virtual medical consultation was provided to over 600 thousand patients through 2022 and to over...

Main Blood Donor Center transferred to new location at West Energy Center 26 Feb 2023 - 05:10 pm

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) announced today, February 26, that the Main Blood Donor Center has moved from its previous location at Bayt...

Minister of Public Health affirms Qatar's commitment to supporting global health security 25 Feb 2023 - 07:24 pm

Bern: The Minister of Public Health HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari has stressed the commitment of Qatar to the international community to...

PHCC affirms commitment to improve high-quality healthcare to community 25 Feb 2023 - 06:59 pm

Doha: The Managing Director of Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Dr. Mariam Abdulmalik has affirmed PHCCs' commitment to improving the quality of health...

HMC enhances appointment booking system; to launch evening clinics for specialties 25 Feb 2023 - 11:53 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced a set of system changes to enhance the outpatient appointment booking process and improve access to...

HMC study rules out link between critical COVID-19 cases and blood groups 24 Feb 2023 - 08:25 am

Healthcare experts in Qatar have conducted a study to investigate the association between blood groups and clinical outcomes in critically ill COVID-19 patients....

New PHCC facilities allow more access to urgent care services 24 Feb 2023 - 08:17 am

Doha: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC)’s new facilities have made significant contribution to health care of the country by providing more urgent care...

HMC’s Tobacco Control Centre event targets public school counsellors 22 Feb 2023 - 09:24 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Centre has organised a training workshop on how to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and...

Uptake in number of people taking cancer screening 22 Feb 2023 - 08:12 am

Doha: Qatar’s National Breast and Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, ‘Screen For Life’, led by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), has significant achievements...

Aisha Bint Hamad Al-Attiyah Hospital's Clinical Imaging Department achieves first milestone 21 Feb 2023 - 03:56 pm

Doha: The Clinical Imaging Department at Aisha Bint Hamad Al-Attitah Hospital (AAH) achieved its first milestone in providing its services to the 1000th...