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In 2012, the country announced its plans to introduce a universal health care system. [10] The universal health care program has five stages, to be fully implemented by 2015. [1] In the 2014 GCC Healthcare Report released by Alpen International, Qatar's healthcare sector was ranked as the fastest growing in the GCC. [11]
In 1980, Qatar was the fourth most obese nation in the world. A recent report conducted in 2013 concluded that Qatar ranks fifth globally in terms of obesity rates. The same report revealed that 22.1% of girls under 20 and 33.5% of boys under 20 are classified as obese. [7] 36.5% of boys and 23.6% of girls age 12–17 were overweight in 2003.
The health sector has made improvements in the curative care programs for the elderly, as Hamad Medical Corporation established geriatric advisory services in the emergency department, in addition to the opening of the elderly clinic, which aims to facilitate access to care services, support their exit and refer critical cases to specialized ...
The COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Qatar on 27 February 2020. [2] As of the 12th of September 2022, a total of 3,904,273 people have been tested in the country. [3]
Outpatient care facilities and services were inaugurated in May 2016; as of 2018 there are at least 50 outpatient facilities. [5] Throughout 2017, more than 25,000 people were treated at the hospital's outpatient clinic. [6] On 14 January 2018, Sidra launched its inpatient hospital with 400 beds, treating 10 patients on its initial day of ...
Latest Royal Family News. Camilla attends Qatar state banquet after chest infection revelation ... The King heard first-hand about the experiences of charity health workers in the Middle East as ...
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is Qatar’s main not-for-profit health care provider, and is based in Doha.It was established by Emiri Decree No. 35 in 1979. HMC manages several hospitals, as well as emergency, specialized, and ambulatory care centers, and operates both the national ambulance service and a home healthcare service.
This is a list of hospitals in Qatar. The View Hospital (Lusail) Korean Medical Center (Lusail) Military Medical City Hospital (Al Rayyan) Al Farid Hospital (formerly Queen Hospital) (Doha) [1] Aman Hospital (Doha) [2] Naseem Healthcare [3] (Al Rayyan) Doha Clinic Hospital (Doha) Aster Hospital (Qatar) Al Khor Hospital (Al Khor) Al Wakra ...