Reporter/ Fazeena Saleem

Postnatal home care service by PHCC soon 06 Aug 2018 - 11:38 pm

Doha: By working closely with the community, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) aims at increasing the number of babies under six months...

Take necessary precautions to prevent drowning of children: Expert 06 Aug 2018 - 12:25 am

DOHA: Children need to be constantly watched over by adults while they are in or around water as risk of drowning is real...

QRI for paediatric rehabilitation programme 05 Aug 2018 - 10:12 am

DOHA: A first of its kind in the country and a dedicated paediatric rehabilitation programme will soon be introduced at the Qatar Rehabilitation...

Healthcare providers create awareness about breastfeeding 03 Aug 2018 - 12:47 am

DOHA: To mark World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), healthcare providers in the country are hosting a number of events and the activities to encourage...

Adopting healthy lifestyle can prevent bladder cancer 01 Aug 2018 - 12:09 am

DOHA: While smoking is a leading cause for bladder cancer, exposure to some chemicals including hair dye can increase the chances of developing...

HMC to hold research on smoking prevalence soon 29 Jul 2018 - 03:45 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Center will soon conduct a new research to find the prevalence of tobacco smoking among the...

HMC’s laser therapy to help quit smoking 26 Jul 2018 - 03:03 am

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new Tobacco Control Center will introduce an innovative service-laser therapy in the next couple of months. Laser therapy,...

Qatar-US defence ties strongest ever: Envoy 25 Jul 2018 - 02:15 am

Doha: The US-Qatar defence relationship is the strongest in the history of the bilateral relations, said Ryan Gliha, outgoing Chargé d’Affaires at the...

480,000 books checked out from Qatar National Library 21 Jul 2018 - 12:40 pm

DOHA: The Qatar National Library (QNL) has received more than 265,000 visitors and the number of checked out books has touched approximately 480,000...

Ambulance services get closer to public as one more dispatch point opens 16 Jul 2018 - 08:39 am

DOHA: As the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Ambulance Service plans to increase the number of dispatch points across the country, a new point...

Cessation clinics see more quitting smoking 28 May 2018 - 10:11 am

Doha: The smoking cessation clinics across health centres of the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) have recorded a considerable number of patients quitting...

‘Reaching 10 Million Out of School Children’ exhibition opens 27 May 2018 - 09:03 am

Doha: A moving exhibition ‘Reaching 10 Million Out of School Children’ by Education Above All (EAA) Foundation officially opened on Thursday at the...

Number of organ donors in Qatar increases significantly 26 May 2018 - 09:28 am

DOHA: The number of organ donors has significantly increased in the country and around ten percent of the population has registered as potential...

EAA Ramadan campaign to support education projects around the world 22 May 2018 - 10:00 am

DOHA: Education Above All (EAA) Foundation has launched a campaign to raise funds during the Holy month of Ramadan with an aim to...

Hamad Emergency receives 1,963 cases in first two days of Ramadan 20 May 2018 - 08:41 am

Doha: The Emergency Department of Hamad General Hospital (HGH) has treated at least 1,963 cases on the first two days of Ramadan due...

Family health care presented in new way at Muaither centre 15 May 2018 - 10:06 am

Doha: The newly-opened Health and Wellness Centre in Muaither, by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), provides comprehensive health services with a special...