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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 12 ElShorbagy, Matthew stage great INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-11, 32 COMMENT 30, 31 Commercial Bank’s REGION 12, 13 BUSINESS 1-7, 11-16 escapes to shareholders approve 18,880.43 9,741.71 45.41 ARAB WORLD 13, 14 CLASSIFIED 8-11 -42.63 +61.79 -0.40 INTERNATIONAL 15-29 SPORTS 1-12 QR1.5bn rights issue make semis -0.23% +0.64% -0.87% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10275 November 17, 2016 Safar 17, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM attends Arabian Gulf Security exercise Progress In brief QATAR | Grace period on clinical Ministry reminder on amnesty scheme The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has issued a reminder on the three- month amnesty scheme for illegal guidelines residents, which can be availed of until December 1. The grace period The development of National tion, Al Ahli Hospital, Sidra Medical and came into eff ect on September Clinical Guidelines forms part of Research Center, Family Medical Clinic, 1. Under the scheme, foreigners eff orts to achieve the Goal 2 of the Qatar Petroleum, Aster Medical Group residing in Qatar in violation of the National Health Strategy and Al Emadi Hospital with more pres- provisions of Law No 4 of 2009 entations scheduled in future. Regulating the Entry, Exit, Residence he Ministry of Public Health These presentations were focused on and Sponsorship of Expatriates could (MoPH) is making steady the leadership of the health institutions exit the country without facing legal Tprogress on the implementation and health practitioners with an insight consequences, the MoI reiterated of the workshops for developing 19 Na- into the process of National Clinical through posts on social media tional Clinical Guidelines out of a total Guideline and Pathway development. yesterday. Illegal residents should of 30. MoPH has already completed 11 The attendees were briefed how the contact the Search and Follow up of these guidelines. introduction of the guidelines is ex- Department to complete the exit HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, in the presence of King Hamad The development of National Clinical pected to lead to more standardised, procedures during the grace period. bin Isa al-Khalifah of Bahrain, attended the Arabian Gulf Security 1 exercise which was held in Bahrain yesterday afternoon. Guidelines is part of the ministry’s ef- evidence-based care with optimised It was also attended by a number of princes, ministers and senior off icials and military off icers from the GCC countries. The forts to achieve the Goal 2 of the National patient outcomes. WORLD | Climate exercise started with a parade by the GCC Joint Armed Forces. Pages 2, 12 Health Strategy: “An integrated system of Lots of accomplishments have been healthcare off ering high-quality service”. made through this project so far. The US tries to assert All guideline content that is devel- Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety commitment oped will go through senior executive Department has developed a National The majority of Americans want to review and sign-off , prior to their pub- Clinical Guidelines Team who has, in honour the country’s commitment lication. They will be available for all turn, communicated with key health- to fighting climate change, US Warnings of fog and poor visibility healthcare professionals through the care providers across Qatar to create a Secretary of State John Kerry MoPH website. stakeholder representative group. The guidelines which have already Working cohesively, the Clinical told international negotiators in oor visibility due to fog is once areas today says misty/foggy con- mum, on the other hand, will be Marrakesh, Morocco, yesterday as been developed are for common cold, Guidelines Team has received nomi- again expected in most parts of ditions are expected in most places 30C in Doha. the White House unveiled a long- tonsillitis, community acquired pneu- nations of expert physicians from key the country early today, the Qa- at fi rst, followed by mild conditions Yesterday, a minimum temperature term strategy to bring down carbon P monia, asthma in children, asthma in stakeholders who will engage in devel- emissions. The moves were part of a tar Met department has said. Visibil- during the day. It will be relatively of 13C was recorded in Abu Samra, adults, hypothyroidism, hyperthy- oping the guidelines. response to increasing apprehension ity is expected to drop to 1km or less cold by night. followed by 14C in Karana and 15C in roidism, hypertension, diarrhoea in These National Clinical Guideline De- that president-elect Donald Trump during this period. Hazy to misty conditions are Al Sheehaniya, Batna and other plac- children, lower urinary tract infection velopment Workshops are approved by could gut US commitments to High humidity levels were reported also likely in some offshore areas es. In the capital, a minimum of 19C in females and obesity. Qatar’s Council for Healthcare Practition- climate accords or fail to uphold the yesterday along with thick fog and at first along with clouds. A mini- was recorded in the Qatar University The MoPH National Clinical Guide- ers and accredited as Category-2, Self- country’s environmental promises, low visibility, with the Met depart- mum temperature of 14C is ex- area. The maximum, meanwhile, was lines team has also conducted numerous Directed Learning Activities under the even as average global temperatures ment reiterating the need to drive pected in Abu Samra and 16C in Al 32C at a number of places, includ- “Awareness presentations” at provider Research and Quality Improvement Con- and carbon concentrations in the safely in foggy conditions. Khor today, while in Doha it will be ing Al Rayyan, Al Khor and the Qatar sites including Hamad Medical Corpo- tinuing Medical Education and Continu- atmosphere break all records. Page 14 The detailed forecast for inshore relatively higher at 22C. The maxi- University area. ration, Primary Health Care Corpora- ing Professional Development activity. Gulf Times 2 Thursday, November 17, 2016 QATAR Premier attends Arabian Gulf Security exercise in Bahrain QNA Manama E the Prime Minis- ter and Minister of Hinterior Sheikh Ab- dullah bin Nasser bin Kha- lifa al-Thani, in the pres- ence of King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifah of Bahrain, at- tended the Arabian Gulf Se- curity 1 exercise which was held in Bahrain yesterday afternoon. The exercise was also attended by a number of princes, ministers and sen- ior offi cials and military offi cers from other GCC countries. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa The exercise included a al-Thani with Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifah and (below) Bahrain’s parade by the GCC Joint Prime Minister Prince Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah in Bahrain yesterday. Armed Forces, anti-terror- ism teams, overland intru- sion equipment and air sup- port snipers. It also included parades and presentations by rapid intervention force, anti- explosives teams, combat units, special forces as well as land and marine ar- moured military and infan- try and military vehicles. Later HE the Prime Min- ister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met his Bahraini counterpart Prince Khalifah bin Salman al- Khalifah. During the meeting, they reviewed relations between Qatar and Bahrain countries and ways of enhancing and banquet held by Bahrain’s Arabian Gulf Security 1 ex- Salman al-Khalifah, Bah- strengthening them in all Crown Prince, deputy Su- ercise. rain’s Deputy Prime Min- fi elds. preme Commander of the A number of ranking offi - ister Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa Bahrain’s Deputy Prime Bahrain Defence Force and cials attended the banquet. al-Khalifah, the GCC Secre- Minister Sheikh Ali bin First Deputy Prime Min- Earlier on arrival in Bah- tary-General Dr Abdullatif Khalifa al-Khalifah attend- ister Prince Salman bin rain, the Premier and his bin Rashid al-Zayani, Qa- ed the meeting. Hamad al-Khalifah, held accompanying delegation tar’s ambassador to Bahrain Later HE the Prime Min- at the Royal Academy of were welcomed at Isa Air Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed ister and Minister of Inte- Police in honour of the del- Base by Bahrain’s Prime bin Saud al-Thani and the rior attended a luncheon egations participating in Minister Prince Khalifa bin Qatari embassy staff . Gulf Times 4 Thursday, November 17, 2016 QATAR Prostate cancer awareness drive launched atar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched a campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer, the second most common cancer among men in Qatar, and the fi fth most Qcancer causing death in men globally. The campaign will have several awareness lectures and workshops aimed at various sectors in the country. They highlight the most important symptoms and factors which increase the likelihood of the prostate cancer as well as methods of prevention and cure. Prostate cancer risk factors are age - the chance of having prostate cancer rises rap- idly after age 50; family history - having a father or brother with prostate cancer more than doubles a man’s risk of developing this disease; diet- men who eat a lot of red meat or high-fat dairy products and fewer fruits and vegeta- bles appear to have a slightly higher chance of getting prostate cancer. According to Dr. Hadi Mo- hamad Abu Rasheed, health educator at QCS, other fac- tors that lead to prostrate cancer are obesity, smok- ing and chemical exposures. Obese men have a higher risk of getting more advanced and serious prostate cancer. Smoking has been linked to increased risk of dying from prostate cancer.