WCM-Q Promotes ‘Life-Long Learning’ for Healthcare Professionals via Workshops, Webinars
The Division of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has been holding a series of in-person workshops and webinars to provide high-quality continuing medical education and professional…
WCM-Q Alumna Publishes Research in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
A post-doctoral research fellow at the Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Group (IDEG), recently published her research in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Dr…
Qatar Post Reduces Home Delivery Charge for HMC and PHCC Medication to Only QAR20
Qatar Post, in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), reduced its delivery fee from QAR30 to QAR20 for…
Qatar Removes Red List Classification, Ends Quarantine Requirements for All Travellers
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) this week announced updates on the travel and return policy related to the country’s COVID-19 precautions, which will start at 6 pm on Sunday,…
WCM-Q Explores Power of Mega Sporting Events in Boosting Health and Well-Being
The Institute for Population Health (IPH) at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) recently hosted an interactive health education event to highlight the power of mega sports spectacles in boosting social connectedness,…
World Cup to Promote Health and Safety in Qatar, Around the World
With Qatar soon to take the centre stage of world sports, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and World Health Organization (WHO) are driving forward efforts to help make the…
WCM-Q Student Presents Research at Annual Psychiatry Congress in Thailand
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) first-year medical student Azwa Dilawar presented her research on child and adolescent psychiatry services in Qatar at the World Congress of Psychiatry in Bangkok, Thailand. Dilawar…
Ministry of Public Health and Partners Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and Sidra Medicine, is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7…
Al Khor Hospital Now Offers Antenatal Infant Feeding Classes, Support Hotline for Pregnant Women
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) advocates the adoption of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in Qatar and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is proactively working towards obtaining official BFHI…
WHO Declares Global Health Emergency for Rapidly-Spreading Monkeypox Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern. The rare designation means the…