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Aspire Zone Foundation launches “Walk More…Walk in Malls”

Aspire Zone Foundation launches “Walk More…Walk in Malls”
Posted by on Jun 11, 2013 in Healthcare, Sports | 0 comments
Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) has partnered with Villaggio and Landmark to launch its brand-new “Walk More…Walk in Malls” initiative. The collaboration was announced in a signing ceremony on Tuesday, June 11. The partnerships will be officially inaugurated on Saturday, June 15, at Villaggio, followed two weeks later by Landmark on Saturday June, 29. Both launches will take place...
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Qatar’s National Health Strategy’s achievements highlighted in milestone event

Qatar’s National Health Strategy’s achievements highlighted in milestone event
Posted by on Jun 10, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
The Supreme Council of Health (“SCH”) marked the completion of two years of the National Health Strategy 2011-2016 (“NHS”) yesterday in an event titled: “Two Years On – Building the Future Together”. The event, which took place at the Qatar National Convention Centre, saw a capacity turnout of members from SCH, Hamad Medical Corporation (“HMC”), Primary Healthcare...
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Academic Health System Lecture highlights goals for the elimination of tuberculosis

Academic Health System Lecture highlights goals for the elimination of tuberculosis
Posted by on Jun 10, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
The elimination of tuberculosis (TB) by 2050 worldwide was the subject of a recent Academic Health System (AHS) Lecture held at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). This is the third lecture in a series bringing the latest medical research to Qatar to improve patient care, highlighting the latest innovations for health professionals, a central focus for the Academic Health System. The...
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HMC Roadshow celebrates Staff and Patient Satisfaction survey results

HMC Roadshow celebrates Staff and Patient Satisfaction survey results
Posted by on Jun 10, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
A special roadshow giving Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) staff the opportunity to discuss the results of a recently released Patient Satisfaction Survey was launched yesterday. The road show, which will see members of HMC’s leadership visit all eight of the Corporation’s hospitals during the month of June, will be used as unique 360-degree discussion-style events. Staff and...
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Action on Diabetes Screening Campaign launched in Qatar’s shopping malls

Action on Diabetes Screening Campaign launched in Qatar’s shopping malls
Posted by on Jun 8, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
Putting diabetes firmly in the spotlight, Action on Diabetes have launched a comprehensive public screening campaign, placing booths giving free diabetes testing and advice by professional dieticians from the Qatar Diabetes Association and Hamad Medical Corporation in various shopping malls across Qatar throughout June. With Diabetes becoming an increasingly common disease that begins...
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Kulluna Campaign visits nine schools in Qatar in May

Kulluna Campaign visits nine schools in Qatar in May
Posted by on Jun 8, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
The Kulluna campaign took its vital message to nine Qatar schools during May, educating children, teachers and parents about health and safety in the home and the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle. Kulluna, a joint initiative between Hamad Medical Corporation and ConocoPhillips, and its interactive roadshow visited primary, preparatory and secondary schools...
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HMC’s Pediatrics Residency Program gears up for specialty accreditation from ACGME-I

HMC’s Pediatrics Residency Program gears up for specialty accreditation from ACGME-I
Posted by on Jun 5, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
About 130 pediatrics medical staff from across Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently participated in an orientation workshop as part of the requirements for accreditation of HMC’s Pediatrics Residency Program by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International LLC (ACGME-I). The workshop was organized by members of the Pediatrics Education Committee. The...
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It’s Sweet to Give: Magnolia Bakery’s Blood Donor Campaign

It’s Sweet to Give: Magnolia Bakery’s Blood Donor Campaign
Posted by on Jun 4, 2013 in Business, Healthcare | 0 comments
Magnolia Bakery has launched “It’s Sweet to Give,” a new campaign in support of the Hamad Medical Corporation’s Annual Blood Donor Program and to raise awareness of blood donation in Doha. In celebration of World Blood Donor Day on June 14, Magnolia Bakery, in its first year in Qatar, will sponsor a blood drive as part of its year-long CSR campaign to raise awareness of the need...
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Oxy Qatar and HMC’s CSR partnership making a difference to the lives of patients and families

Oxy Qatar and HMC’s CSR partnership making a difference to the lives of patients and families
Posted by on Jun 3, 2013 in Energy, Oil & Gas, Healthcare | 0 comments
As part of their long running and fruitful partnership, Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (Oxy Qatar) has donated to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) car safety seats which will be given to the families of babies born at Women’s Hospital. Today at a special event held at Hamad Medical City, Oxy Qatar also handed over to HMC a 26-seater bus which will be available to transport...
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Guard against liver cancer by taking care of your digestive health

Guard against liver cancer by taking care of your digestive health
Posted by on Jun 3, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
To mark World Digestive Health Day, 2013, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is working to raise awareness of liver cancer, the fifth most common cancer in the world. Professor Hatem Khalaf, Senior Consultant, Organ Transplant Center at HMC said this year’s theme is “Liver Cancer: Act Today, Save Your Life Tomorrow” and in Qatar, liver cancer ranks amongst the top 10 types of...
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Sidra Medical and Research Center: Paving the way for new cancer therapies

Sidra Medical and Research Center: Paving the way for new cancer therapies
Posted by on Jun 3, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
A group of scientists including Sidra Medical and Research Center’s Chief Research Officer, Dr. Francesco M. Marincola, has discovered that a gene called Bach2 may play a central role in the development of a range of allergic and autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, and type-1 diabetes. The research has implications for the...
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Gala event held for permanent stay patients

Gala event held for permanent stay patients
Posted by on Jun 1, 2013 in Healthcare | 0 comments
Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Health Professions Awareness Program (HPAP) held its annual gala for its permanent stay patients this week. Held at the Club Hotel at HMC’s Hamad bin Khalifah Medical City, the event was attended by patients as well as a broad cross section of community groups and schools. Participating groups included Qatar Scouts and Guides Association, Abdullah...
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