Qatar Museums Announces Inaugural Programme for Tasweer Photo Festival
Qatar Museums will inaugurate Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar on 24 March, with a dynamic and interconnected programme of exhibitions. The inaugural festival will feature the Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Awards,…
Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Effective Against New UK Variant
Qatar is recording positive COVID-19 cases with the new variant known as B.1.1.7, also referred to as the UK strain, a senior health official said in a press conference recently….
Qatar Approves Draft Law Requiring Health Insurance for All Expats and Visitors
Qatar very recently approved a draft law that will regulate healthcare services in the country, with all expatriates and visitors soon to be required to obtain health insurance to receive…
Qatar Airways Begins Trial of Innovative IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’
Qatar Airways is proud to be the first airline in the Middle East to begin trials of the new IATA Travel Pass ‘Digital Passport’ mobile app. This is in partnership…
Expert Calls on Families to Support Elderly Relatives to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Dr Hanadi Al Hamad, National Health Strategy 2018-2022 Lead for Healthy Ageing, is calling on family members to support their elderly relatives to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr Al Hamad…
Over 60% of Elderly People in Qatar Receive at Least One Dose of COVID Vaccine
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) announced that at least 61% of people over 70 years old have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine since the start of the National…
COVID-19 Drive-Through Vaccination Centre
Qatar has recently launched a ‘Drive-Through Vaccination Centre’ for more efficient facilitation of the COVID-19 vaccine second dose. Please note that the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all residents…
Minister of Public Health Visits Post-COVID Inpatient Unit at Qatar Rehabilitation Institute
Qatar Minister of Public Health, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, recently visited the post-COVID Inpatient Unit at Qatar Rehabilitation Institute (QRI). The minister visited two patients currently receiving care…
Latest Education City Speaker Series to Focus on Vaccines, Future of COVID-19
Health experts from Qatar and around the world will focus on the hopes and fears surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and how the pandemic may unfold in 2021, as Education City Speaker…
HMC Joins Virtual WHO Session on Ban of Shisha in Public Places
The Tobacco Control Center at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a certified centre for tobacco control in Qatar, recently participated in a virtual session hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
