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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 22 QNB Suisse moves Russia confident to new location majority of its athletes by Lake Geneva to compete in Rio SUNDAY 31 JULY 2016 • 26 SHAWWAL 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6874 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Turkey President meets FM Patient records New medical go digital at all health centres centre opens The Peninsula DOHA: Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has for workers announced that it has success- fully implemented Clinical Information System (CIS) in all The inauguration ceremony was health centre. attended by senior officials from the Mesaimeer Health Cen- Al Hemaila Medical ministry and QRCS. tre was the last where patient Centre in the It is the second health centre for records sent digital. expatriate workers opened this year PHCC said it completed pro- Industrial Area is after Mesaimeer Health Centre. cedures to implement the new second facility for Several health projects for system at Mesaimeer Health expatriate workers workers are scheduled to be inaugu- Centre and provided training rated in the coming phase, including for all employees. after Mesaimeer three hospitals, a specialised cen- The Clinical Information Health Centre which tre for diabetes-associated diseases System helps doctors access all and a Medical Commission unit in information about a patient elec- opened recently. Ras Laffan. tronically, so a patient does not “The ministry is keen to provide have to explain his or her medi- complete health services to work- cal history every time they visit a ers at their localities,” said Dr. Al public healthcare provider. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin By Sanaullah Ataullah Kuwari. The inauguration of the The system makes it easier Abdulrahman Al Thani. The Minister conveyed greetings and wishes of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin The Peninsula centre is part of the expansion of for doctors as they don’t have to health projects to meet the needs Hamad Al Thani to Erdogan and the Turkish people of further progress and development. Erdogan asked go through paper files and can of the people in Qatar. the Minister to convey his greetings to the Emir and wishes to the Qatari people of further development see notes from the previous visits “This month witnessed the inau- and prosperity. Talks dealt with bilateral ties, ways of enhancing them, the latest developments in the on their computer screens. DOHA: Minister of Public Health H guration of three health centres region, especially Syria, and ways to end the escalating crisis there. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and PHCC said it completed E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari — two health and wellness centres Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also held separate talks with Sheikh Mohammed. implementing CIS at all health has officially inaugurated Al run by Primary Health Care Cor- centres on time as part of the Hemaila Medical Centre for work- poration (PHCC) and Al Hemaila National Health Strategy for ers in the Industrial Area. Medical Centre. Healthcare to achieve Qatar The opening is expected to help “Several health projects are set National Vision 2030. boost services offered by the centre to complete and will contribute to to expatriate workers and cut the the development of our health sys- waiting times significantly. tem and provision of high-standard Ministry to increase green areas 80 percent calls The centre has a capacity of services for citizens and residents,” 24,000 visiting patients a month she added. non-emergency: and will be operated by Qatar Red “These health projects are an By Nada Fahad Al Baker rooftops of various facilities and green areas along main streets and Crescent Society (QRCS) as part of integral part of efforts being exerted The Peninsula encouraging more home gardens. sidewalks with trees and flowers to Traffic official an agreement with the ministry. to achieve Qatar National Vision “The ministry has recently help purify the air and reduce pollu- The centre includes 11 general 2030 that states ‘Qatar aspires to launched a ‘neighbourhood park’ tion. It is also expanding green areas DOHA: The Emergency Serv- clinics, specialised clinics in the develop an integrated system for initiative to provide public parks on the Doha Corniche. ices Section receives daily about fields of cardiology, dentistry, oph- healthcare, managed according to DOHA: The Ministry of Municipal- everywhere, especially in residen- The ministry has launched an 5,000 to 6,000 calls, 80 percent thalmology, radiology and echo; and world-class standards... All health ity and Environment has earmarked tial areas,” Mohammad Ali Al Khuri, initiative towards green buildings of which are non-emergency two inpatient clinics. services [of this system] will be a big chunk of its budget to increase Head, Public Parks Department at and rooftops and planted 250 trees ones, said Col. Saeed Hassan The new facility also has accessible to the entire population,” green areas across the country, said the ministry, said in a video footage on the rooftop of its building to Al Mazroui, Director, Control sections for acute cases, minor sur- Dr Al Kuwari added. a senior official. posted on the ministry’s Facebook encourage people to follow. Room (Operations Department) geries and bandaging, laboratory, The move aims at planting trees account. at National Command Centre. pharmacy and triage. → Continued on page 2 in free spaces on roadsides and The ministry is developing more → Continued on page 2 He said most calls are related to complaints and inquires related to security. The most important calls are related to traffic accidents, fires Petrol prices Saudis offer UN details on raids on Yemen civilians and disputes, he added. Speaking about the Traf- to go up by 5 fic Monitoring Section, Col. Al Mazroui said radars and cam- dirhams from AFP on civilians in Yemen in a 13-page allegations of violations of civilians The results “will be shared with eras installed at various places letter sent to UN Secretary-General and children’s rights very seriously,” the United Nations as soon as the help reduce traffic violations as tomorrow Ban Ki-moon on Thursday. the ambassador said. review and investigative process is motorists become aware of these The coalition will share the “The coalition is unequivocally completed,” Al Mouallimi said. equipment and respect traffic UNITED NATIONS: The Saudi- results of the investigations with the committed to the protection of civil- The coalition has set up a rep- rules, Al Sharq reports. led coalition fighting in Yemen has UN during a meeting they have pro- ians and fully respects its obligations arations committee to consider Some 60 percent of roads in The Peninsula offered to share with the United posed in Riyadh, he said. under international law,” he added. compensation for the victims. It is Doha downtown have cameras Nations the results of 10 investi- The offer of information about Ban is to report to the Security in “direct dialogue” with humanitar- and radars, he said. gations into air strikes on civilian strikes on hospitals, homes, a wed- Council on Tuesday about whether ian organisations, including Doctors Work is continuing to cover DOHA: Petrol prices will see targets. ding party and markets comes in the proposed measures will be suffi- Without Borders (MSF), “in order to the remaining roads, Col. Al a 5 dirhams rise from tomor- Saudi Ambassador Abdallah Al response to UN demands that the cient to allow the coalition to remain guarantee protection and security Mazroui said, adding that in row, according to a new price Mouallimi outlined measures the coalition stop targeting civilians. off a UN blacklist of child rights vio- of hospitals and medical infrastruc- outer areas, cameras have been list issued by the Ministry of coalition is taking to prevent attacks “The coalition takes any lators. Riyadh denies the accusations. tures,” the letter said. installed only on main streets. Energy and Industry. Prices of both Super grade and Premium petrol will go up by 5 dirhams from the July prices. 92 erring food outlets shut in first 6 months Price of Premium petrol will reach QR1.35 a litre in August from QR1.30 in July and QR1.20 in June. By Sidi Mohamed percent compared to the corresponding period last year. Price of Super petrol will The Peninsula He said most violations related to health specifications reach QR1.45 a litre from and just not for food. QR1.40 in July and QR1.30 “The number of food outlets we have closed down in June. is not high compared to the number of visits this year, Diesel prices will stay DOHA: The Health Monitoring Section at Doha Municipal- which mean there is awareness among food outlets, res- at QR1.40, same as July, as ity shut down 92 food outlets, registered 922 violations and taurants and other shops about the need to meet health per the list published by the collected QR3,108,370 in fines in the first half of this year. specifications.” ministry. Inspectors conducted more than 12,000 visits to food “As part of our plan for these summer months, there The ministry has posted outlets, stores, abattoirs, vegetables and fruits market, laun- is permanent inspectors at the Central Market to check August price list on its web- dries and men and women salons. meat, vegetables and fruits daily to ensure that they meet site in line with the decision The visits aimed at ensuring that food outlets meet health specifications. We are also making routine visits, to review fuel prices every Qatar’s health specifications and provide safe food for especially to stores which sell vegetables and fruits in the month, based on interna- consumers. A source at the Ministry of Municipality and Industrial Area and supermarkets,” he added.