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Boost for Healthcare, Medical Education BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Sharapova admits to INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 10, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 failed drug REGION 11 BUSINESS 1 – 10, 16 – 20 QR3bn procurement 16,980.57 10,418.23 36.88 ARAB WORLD 11, 12 CLASSIFIED 11 – 15 test -93.38 +49.58 -1.02 INTERNATIONAL 13 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 -0.55% +0.48% -2.69% scopes for SMEs Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10022 March 9, 2016 Jumada I 29, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Azeri president Boost for In brief QATAR | Offi cial healthcare, Tunisia border town attack condemned Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted Tunisia’s medical border town of Ben Guerden that killed and injured several people, including security personnel. The Foreign Ministry aff irmed in a statement yesterday that the State of Qatar stands by the Tunisian government and people to confront education criminal acts aimed at destabilising the country’s security and stability. The Qatar Council for Healthcare try, is designed to ensure that their It reiterated Qatar’s rejection of Practitioners launches the practical and academic qualifica- violence and terrorism in all its National Continuing Medical tions remain relevant and valid,” HE forms and manifestations, whatever Education/Continuing Dr al-Kuwari said. its motives and causes. The Professional Development Dr Salih Ali al-Marri, from the statement also expressed Qatar’s programme Ministry of Public Health, observed condolences to the brotherly that the overarching outcome of the Tunisian government and people By Joseph Varghese framework is to achieve a world- and to the families of the victims Staff Reporter class workforce with up-to-date killed in this criminal attack. Page 12 skills to ensure they deliver the high- est standard of healthcare to the peo- n line with Qatar’s vision to en- ple of Qatar. REGION | Weaponry courage lifelong learning and Dr Samar Aboulsoud, acting CEO, Iran conducts new Isustain high standards of profes- QCHP and chair of Qatar CPD Ac- sional healthcare, the Qatar Council creditation Committee, pointed out ballistic missile tests for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) that the framework development Iran conducted multiple ballistic has launched the National Continu- process included widespread collab- missile tests yesterday in an ing Medical Education/Continuing oration with Qatar’s leading health exercise to demonstrate “deterrent Professional Development (CME/ and education providers, practition- power,” a move that comes in CPD) programme. ers and stakeholders, alongside the defiance of US sanctions imposed The launch ceremony on Monday physicians and surgeons of Royal over its missile programme in was attended by HE the Minister of College of Canada. January. State television a short Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed time after showed still images al-Kuwari and a number of other “This very comprehensive of the armaments used in what senior government officials. programme, which it described as a military drill in HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku yesterday. The two The programme, set up by QCHP, encompasses all healthcare which “ballistic missiles were fired leaders discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations and advancing areas of co-operation in diff erent fields, especially in the government body to regulate the professionals in the country, from silos” in diff erent parts of the economy, trade, investment, energy and culture. Page 6 healthcare practice and medical edu- is designed to ensure that country. Page 11 cation in Qatar, gives a framework to their practical and academic guide all CPD providers and facili- qualifi cations remain tators as well as healthcare profes- relevant and valid” SPORT | World Cup sionals to continuously improve the Turkish president knowledge, skills and competencies “The outcome of this collaboration meets al-Thawadi of its workforce. is a framework that supports best Turkey and Greece All licensed healthcare practition- practice within the Qatar environ- Turkish President Recep Tayyip ers in the country are required to take ment. CPD/CME is supporting real Erdogan yesterday met in Ankara part in the CPD activities according and tangible benefits in service de- with the Secretary-General of to the policies and regulations of the livery and has been well received by the Supreme Committee for Accreditation Department of QCHP. the workforce. The framework is very Delivery and Legacy Hassan commit to EU plan The CPD requirements are necessary much a win win for all parties. Cer- Abdullah al-Thawadi. During the for renewing the licence of the prac- tainly the primary aim is to ensure meeting , al-Thawadi presented a titioners. the knowledge, competence, and detailed briefing on the 2022 FIFA AFP EU officials have hailed the deal from Greece “to identify highly at- The CPD cycle is for two years. performance of healthcare practi- World Cup in Qatar, stressing the Istanbul as a breakthrough, but the head of risk categories that may not be ap- The healthcare practitioners need to tioners is upgraded to provide better importance of this big tournament the UN refugee agency cast doubt propriate for return”. complete and document a minimum quality patient care but there is also a for the countries of the region and on the legality of sending people Rights group Amnesty Interna- of 40 credits each year or 80 credits direct benefit to the workforce.” its people. Praising his speech, urkey and Greece pledged back to Turkey, while Amnesty In- tional said the proposal was full of in two years. The National CME/CPD Pro- the Turkish President stressed the yesterday to work together to ternational said the plan “dealt a “moral and legal flaws” and along The CPD providers and CPD ac- gramme is unique since it brings all need to deepen the Turkish-Qatari Timplement a “game-chang- death blow to the right to seek asy- with Human Rights Watch, chal- tivities will have to fulfil a number healthcare practitioners under a sin- relations in all aspects. ing” proposal to ease Europe’s mi- lum”. lenged the idea that Turkey was a of criteria set up by QCHP to get ac- gle regulatory authority for CME/ grant crisis, even as the UN and “As a first reaction I’m deeply “safe country” to which migrants credited for the CPD provider status. CPD regulation and has similar credit rights groups sounded grave con- concerned about any arrangement could return. “This very comprehensive pro- requirements for all licensed health- cerns about the plan’s legality. that would involve the blanket re- “The idea of bartering refugees gramme, which encompasses all care practitioners for renewal of their European Union leaders, strug- turn of anyone from one country for refugees is not only dangerously healthcare professionals in the coun- licence. gling to cope with the continent’s to another without spelling out the dehumanising, but also offers no worst migrant crisis since World refugee protection safeguards under sustainable long-term solution to About 25,000 practitioners to be enrolled War II, in principle backed a Turkish international law,” UNHCR chief the ongoing humanitarian crisis,” proposal to take back all illegal mi- Filippo Grandi told the European Amnesty’s Iverna McGowan said. About 25,000 healthcare practitioners “This will include the practitioners grants landing on the overstretched Parliament in Strasbourg. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- working in Qatar have been brought of Complementary Medicine too,” Greek islands, at talks in Brussels on He said the plan, which EU leaders moon, speaking in Berlin alongside under the National Continuing Medical she explained on the sidelines of the Monday. hope to agree formally at a summit German Chancellor Angela Merkel Education/Continuing Professional launch of the CME/CPD programme on Ankara also proposed an arrange- next week, did not offer sufficient - a key player in the migrant drama Development (CME/CPD) programme. Monday. ment under which the EU would guarantees under international law, - said he was “concerned that many “All doctors, nurses and other paramed- QCHP launched the CME/CPD pro- resettle one Syrian refugee from adding that refugees should only be EU countries are adopting increas- ical staff will be enrolled,” said Dr Samar gramme on Monday at a ceremony camps in Turkey in exchange for returned to a country if it could be ingly restrictive asylum policies”. Aboulsoud, acting CEO, Qatar Council attended by HE the Minister of Public every Syrian that Turkey takes from proved that their asylum applica- European Commission chief Jean- for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari Greece, in a bid to reduce the incen- tion would be properly processed. Claude Juncker, who called the plan and chair of Qatar CPD Accreditation and a number of other senior govern- tive for people to board boats for Grandi called for refugees to be a “real game changer”, insisted that it Committee. ment officials. Page 5 Europe. screened before being sent away was “legally feasible”. Page 19 Houthis in Saudi for talks on ending war Reuters Yemen border and in Saudi-led Arab eri said: “The Islamic Republic ... feels its on Monday at the invitation of Saudi could not immediately be reached for Cairo/Dubai coalition air strikes on the Houthi-held duty to help the people of Yemen in any authorities, following a week of secret comment. A Saudi foreign ministry Yemeni capital Sanaa. way it can, and to any level necessary.” preparatory talks. spokesman could also not be reached. Underlining the regional rifts, a senior Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of The Houthi delegation in Saudi Although the Houthis’ al-Masirah ran-backed Shia rebels and Saudis Iranian military offi cial meanwhile sig- backing Yemen’s armed Houthi move- Arabia is headed by Mohamed Abdel- news channel has continued to report have begun talks to try to end Yem- nalled that Iran could yet send military ment, which drove the internationally- Salam, the Houthis’ main spokesman attacks on what it calls “the Saudi- Ien’s war, two offi cials said.
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