WISH Opens Registration for Fully Virtual 2020 Global Health Summit
Under ‘One World Our Health’, Qatar Foundation’s global health initiative reveals five research forums in collaboration with Imperial College London The fifth edition of the biennial global health initiative, World…
Sepsis Remains a Major Health Concern Globally, says Qatar Health Experts
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection and arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multi-organ failure and…
HMC Showcases Smoking Cessation Programme in Virtual Meet with WHO
The Tobacco Control Center at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), a designated WHO Collaborating Centre, recently participated in a virtual meeting organised by the World Health Organization (WHO). The meeting discussed…
WWRC to Host Virtual Consultations on World Breastfeeding Week 2020
To observe World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2020 and in compliance with infection control measures against the spread of COVID-19, the Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) under Hamad Medical Corporation,…
How Qatar – and Qatar Foundation- are Helping to Make the World Hepatitis-Free
As the global community marks World Hepatitis Day, WCM-Q, home to the region’s first WHO Collaborating Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology Analytics, continues its fight against viral hepatitis Within one…
Nurses Working Tirelessly to Defeat COVID-19, says PHCC
Nursing staff act as a protective and preventive shield against the transmission of any infection, including COVID-19, says Ebtisam Abdullah, Head Nurse at the Leabaib Health Center, under the Primary…
HH Sheikha Moza Attends Inauguration of WHO Collaborating Centre at WCM-Q
HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, attended an event marking the official designation of a research group at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar…
Adults and Young People in MENA Need More Physical Activities: WCM-Q Study
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) published a comprehensive study on the status of sedentary behaviour and physical activity of people in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The…
Qatar Airways Operates Over 15,000 Flights to Take 1.8 Million People Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for the global aviation industry. Qatar Airways has led the industry during these challenging times, becoming the largest airline in the world –…
The Role of Detection Tools in Tackling Fake News During COVID-19
This op-ed was written by Dr Wajdi Zaghouani, an assistant professor at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). Whenever a crisis arrives, you…