Expert Urges Winter Travellers to Get Flu Vaccine ASAP
As Qatar’s winter season starts a senior healthcare expert is encouraging the community to prioritise their health and the wellbeing of their loved ones by getting a flu shot before…
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC, hamad.qa) is the main provider of specialist healthcare in Qatar and one of the leading hospital providers in the Middle East. HMC’s network is made up…
Minister of Public Health Announces Appointment of New Senior Leadership for HMC
Minister of Public Health and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Managing Director, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, announced a set of new Qatari leadership appointments across HMC. The new appointments…
HMC’s Trauma Programme Delivers Higher Survival Rate than North American Counterparts
In 2022, for the fourth consecutive year, the Trauma Programme of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) demonstrated a mortality rate lower than their North American counterparts participating in the American College…
HMC Performs First Augmented Reality Navigated Spinal Surgery in the Middle East
The neurosurgical team of Hamad General Hospital at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) successfully performed a surgical procedure to remove a cancerous spinal tumour for an elderly patient using modern technology…
Bariatric Evening Clinics to Open at Hamad General Hospital from 11 June
The Bariatric Surgery Department of Hamad General Hospital will commence the operation of their new evening clinics on Sunday, 11 June. The opening of evening clinics is part of the…
Fast Safely, Stay Healthy: HMC Launches Nationwide ‘Diabetes and Ramadan’ Campaign
Building on the previous successes of their education and awareness initiatives, the National Diabetes Center team at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is launching a nationwide campaign – Diabetes and Ramadan:…
HMC Marks Children’s Health Awareness Month, Calls Attention to Childen’s Well-Being
The Pediatric Department of Hamad General Hospital is organising two weeks of activities this month, from 18 to 29 September, to mark this year’s Child Health Awareness month. The slogan…
Three WCM-Q Alumni Return to Share Experiences, Offer Advise to Medical Students
Three graduates of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) now working as physicians in Qatar and the US returned to the college to offer advice to help medical students plan their career…
Minister of Public Health Visits Qatar’s Second Lung Transplant Patient
Qatar Minister of Public Health, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, visited Qatar’s second lung transplant recipient currently recovering from the lifesaving procedure at Hamad General Hospital. The male Arab…