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The Vaccination Unit in Abu Hamour functioning under the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has been receiving a number of expatriate workers as well as families seeking the H1N1 jabs. Being the only facility in the country that offers various...

Of these, 860 cases were related with stomach upset. Consumption of meat goes up manifold during Eid Al Adha holidays, as the sacrificial meat is widely distributed among the public. Meat is also essential part of the food for a...

Enhanced Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting system at Al Amal Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation�s cancer specialty centre, is set to alter cancer drug therapies in the region. The system checks how patients are reacting to treatment and helps physicians to...

Al Rayyan, Medinat Khalifa, Al Muntaza, Umm Ghuwailina, Abu Baker Siddiq, Expatriate health centre in Doha Jadeed, Al Khor, Wakrah, Shahaniya and Al Shamal. After the holidays, the vaccine will be made available in all the health centres in the...

Families with incidence of homocystinuria, a genetic and metabolic disorder, came together and shared their experiences at their third family day hosted by the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday. They were also given tips on how to improve the life...

It cannot be used as a health card and the holder cannot claim access to healthcare facilities using this card. We launched it sometime ago and now we are making it available to all those who need it,� Sharud Al...

The incidence of influenza-like-illnesses (ILI), reported here until October 2009 has gone up almost 35 times from last year. The numbers were rising much before the first H1N1 influenza case was detected in Doha on June 14. ILI is a...

Qatar (UC-Q) with an appreciation award at a recent International Nurses Conference. UC-Q was a major sponsor of the event which was organized by the Council of Nursing and Nursing Specialization for Cooperation Council States. The aim of the conference...

The vaccination has not been made mandatory for the pilgrims. �The vaccination is strongly recommended although it is not mandatory...However, several nationals, who were initially reluctant are now willing to get vaccinated,� said the sources. There had been reports that...