Qatar / Health

Swiss, Swedish startups win top healthcare innovation awards at WISH 07 Oct 2022 - 09:01 am

Doha: Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) announced the top four winners of its 2022 Innovation Competitions, comprising two categories; Spark...

Qatar’s healthcare system one of world's most advanced: Egypt Health Minister 07 Oct 2022 - 08:59 am

Doha: Egyptian Minister of Health and Population H E Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar affirmed that the tremendous development in all aspects of the...

Health Minister meets several delegations participating in WISH 2022 06 Oct 2022 - 10:37 pm

DOHA: Minister of Public Health HE Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met today, October 6, 2022, with several delegations participating in the World...

BioNTech founders share plans to address vaccine inequity at Qatar Foundation's WISH 2022 06 Oct 2022 - 02:52 pm

Doha: Developing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, strategies to address vaccine inequity, the challenges of technology transfer, and the progress on vaccines for other diseases...

WISH discusses preparedness for next pandemic 06 Oct 2022 - 08:37 am

Doha: An interactive session on what the next pandemic may look like was hosted at Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH),...

Hamad Medical Corporation’s Nesma’ak Helpline is now available 24/7 05 Oct 2022 - 12:24 pm

Doha: The 16060 Nesma’ak Customer Service helpline is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of Hamad Medical...

Health Minister meets Lebanese counterpart, Executive Director of Global Fund to Fight AIDS 05 Oct 2022 - 09:07 am

Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari met separately with Minister of Public Health of the Republic of Lebanon...

HMC marks World Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Week 05 Oct 2022 - 08:45 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation’s Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine section under clinical Imaging is organising a week-long of activities to mark this year’s...

Hosting World Cup is source of pride for Qatar: WISH executive chair 04 Oct 2022 - 08:39 pm

Doha: The Executive Chair of the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Prof. the Lord Darzi of Denham, has affirmed that hosting a...

Over 150 professionals, researchers take part in KPFQ’s World Pharmacists Day event 04 Oct 2022 - 09:16 am

Doha: More than 150 pharmacy professionals, researchers and senior pharmacy leaders from across Qatar attended the World Pharmacists Day (WPD) celebrations organised by...

WHO certifies all municipalities in Qatar as "healthy cities" 03 Oct 2022 - 07:37 pm

Doha: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday certified all the municipalities of Qatar as "Healthy Cities", thus becoming the first country in...

Qatar reports daily average Covid-19 cases for the week (Sept 26-Oct 2, 2022) 03 Oct 2022 - 04:47 pm

DOHA: The number of daily average cases within the community and among travelers shows a slight increase this week as per the weekly...

Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Museums mark UN International Day of Older Persons 03 Oct 2022 - 08:36 am

Doha: On International Day of Older Persons (IDOP), Healthy Ageing Program team at Hamad Medical Corporation collaborated with Qatar Museums to conduct targeted...

Qatar’s advances in precision medicine to help improve cancer care in region 03 Oct 2022 - 08:08 am

Qatar’s efforts in advancing precision medicine for cancer care and other diseases will help improve healthcare not only in Qatar but also the...

QR50 per month entry visa health insurance for visitors: Official Gazette 02 Oct 2022 - 08:00 pm

Doha: The health insurance premium for entry visa for visitors to Qatar is set as QR 50 per month as published in the...

WISH promotes innovation to transform delivery of healthcare 02 Oct 2022 - 07:59 am

World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2022’s innovation competitions have seen an increased number of applicants with an interest in integrating AI and...

MoPH partners with HBKU, GIG to roll out leadership training 01 Oct 2022 - 09:41 am

Doha: As one of the strategic priorities of the Public Health Strategy (PHS 2017-2022), the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has mandated Hamad...

WWRC tertiary hospital for women delivers holistic care 01 Oct 2022 - 09:15 am

Doha: The continuous expansion at the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) has helped as patients seek all required...