Healthcare
HMC launches helpline to support people with psychological distress
The Mental Health Service of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday launched a new helpline to provide support for people experiencing stress or psychological distress, as a result of the current Covid-19 pandemic. Working with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Primary Healthcare Corporation (PHCC) this is a national [...]
Patients with respiratory issues urged extra caution
The Hamad Medical Corporation recommended that people with respiratory diseases take more precautions to protect them from infection with coronavirus (Covid-19). Chief of HMC’s Pulmonary Division Dr Hisham Abdul Sattar Ahmed said that patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma should [...]
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 [...]