Healthcare
World Autism Awareness Day 2020
World Autism Awareness Day was first proposed by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, to the United Nations in 2007, and the proposal was adopted without a vote by the UN General Assembly. World Autism Awareness Day 2020 Theme For the past few years, World Autism [...]
PHCC introduces medication home delivery service
The Primary Healthcare Corporation(PHCC) has introduced medication home delivery service, as part of remote health services introduced in the country to avoid the spread of COVID-19.
Some Services Stopped At Private Health Facilities
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued a memo announcing its decision to stop certain medical services at all private healthcare facilities in the country. According to the memo (dated March 28, 2020) published on the MoPH website, private healthcare facilities have been directed to stop providing services such [...]
Difference Between Self-Isolation, Self-Quarantine, Social Distancing
Now that the new coronavirus and COVID-19, the illness it causes, are spreading among other countries, phrases such as “social distancing,” “self-quarantine” and “flattening the curve” are showing up in the media. What do they mean, and how might they apply to you, your family and your community? Self Quarantine [...]
Aster Introduces Online Consultation, Other Measures To Prevent Covid-19
Aster DM Healthcare Qatar has started online consultation and home delivery of medicines among other services to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the country. “The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued several regulations to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the country in three different modalities. We have [...]
Guidelines on Home Quarantine – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has issued guidelines for safe and effective quarantine at home for people who have exposed to the COVID-19. The Ministry in a video message and guidelines posted on the official website stressed that it is extremely important to follow the rules of home-quarantine. “You [...]