Qatar will conduct a new survey on the prevalence of diabetes in the country next year, revealed a top official of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said 27,766 children have been vaccinated during the first four days of the National Immunisation Campaign against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), which was launched on October 17.
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will start the National Immunisation Campaign against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) on Monday. During the campaign that runs until November 14, as many as 294,000 children aged one to 13 all across the country are being targeted.
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has started “Qatar Infection Prevention and Control (QIPC) Week”. QIPC Week will run until October 22 under the theme "Break the Chain of Infection” in collaboration with healthcare facilities and the relevant tertiary institutions in Qatar.
Qatar is now one of the countries least affected by Hepatitis C as the number of people infected by the virus has been reduced to 0.8% of the population compared to 2% in 2010, an official of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) revealed on Saturday.
A person who smokes while driving a vehicle which has an occupant under the age of 18 is punishable with a maximum fine of QR3,000, according to Article 18 of Law No. 10 of 2016 on the control of tobacco and its derivatives.
Three new hospitals, each with a capacity of 120 beds, will be added to Qatar’s healthcare system by the beginning of next year, the Private Engineering Office (PEO) on Saturday said.
The Supreme Committee for Healthcare Communications at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched a website for helping the people of Qatar stay healthy during the holy month of Ramadan.
The National Public Health Strategy 2017-2022 will be launched this month, disclosed a top official of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Friday.
Three new hospitals, built and equipped at a cost of QR3.7bn by Ashghal in Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City, will be handed over to the Ministry of Public Health by the end of June.
A 40-year old camel worker has tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (Mers-CoV), the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced.
Starting Sunday, 400 medicines of different types will be sold at reduced prices at all pharmacies across Qatar, the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) announced.
