Doha: This week, 46 fourth year medical students from Qatar University’s College of Medicine (QUCMED) will begin a fourteen-week clinical rotation, also known as a clerkship, at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Al Khor and Al Wakra Hospitals. The group, which includes 19 Qatari nationals, are the inaugural general medicine class from Qatar University’s medical college.

The medical students have spent the past three and a half"...

NMC healthcare has announced the opening of a new multi-specialty Medical Centre in Al Rolla, Sharjah. The new 22,000 sq. ft. NMC Medical Centre will provide specialised medical services to the residents of Sharjah. The state-of-the-art facility has 23 doctors practicing 18 different specialities including Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic, Dermatology, Psychiatry and Child Guidance.

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Al Khor Hospital treated more than 350,000 patients across its emergency department, various outpatient departments, day care, radiology and dialysis units in 2018.
“With the diverse and growing community in the northern region of Qatar, Al Khor Hospital continues to provide high-quality healthcare services across its emergency department, intensive care unit, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, radiology, dermatology, psychiatry and surgery departments,” said Mohammed al Jusaiman, Al Khor"...

Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) will further expand its services by opening its two branches at different locations this year while more than three branches will be opened subsequently, said Dr Sheikh Khaled bin Jabor Al Thani, Chairman of QCS.

“2018 was one of the most active years for QCS. We hosted many events, reached high number of people and worked closely with healthcare providers. To reach more people and extend our services, we will open"...

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THE last shipment of 2,275 Canadian dairy heifers has arrived in Doha for their new home at Baladna Farm in Al Khor. London Dairy International Farms Ltd of Ontario has so far supplied over 6,000 Holstein-heifers to Baladna since its first shipment last year, said a Canadian Embassy press release on Monday.
Baladna’s General Farm Manager Chris Blakeney said: “London Dairy International won the tender floated in August, 2018. They have proven to be a reliable supplier of high-quality heifers. Canadian"...

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More than 100 patients have benefited from the cutting-edge M6 CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system since it was installed at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) in 2015.
HMC was the first healthcare organisation in the region to offer treatment using the CyberKnife system and is one of the few hospitals worldwide to be equipped with the M6 Incise™ Multileaf Collimator, a technology that further enhances the ability to target the radiation dose"...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday launched its annual vaccination campaign against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap), focusing on school students of class 10.
The campaign is being implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and the Primary Health Care Corporation.
In the first phase of the campaign, private schools students will receive vaccination from January 13 (Sunday) to February 24. Public school students will receive vaccination from February 17"...

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Future 318 (Faisal Al Suwaidi for Events), in partnership with Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Center, Anytime Fitness, Sharq Village & Spa and Qatar Cancer Society (QCS), recently held Beat Cancer Boot Camp to create awareness on cancer prevention and how to practise healthy lifestyle.
Participants enjoyed Brain Education’s demonstration of Ki-Gong, an exercise using the body to enlighten the mind, free medical check-up from Naseem Al Rabeeh that included blood sugar test, BMI and heart rate.
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The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced its official sponsorship of the 2nd edition of the Qatar International Medical Devices & Healthcare Exhibition and Conferences (QMED), scheduled to be held at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC) from March 24 to 26, with the participation of over 100 local and international companies.
“The support of the MoPHto QMED reflects its strong commitment to the health sector which is the pivot of social development,” said Ali Abdulla al Khater,"...