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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Take on climate change: Emir HMC official grilled over Developing nations called on to honour commitments alleged medical errors BY MOHAMED IQBAL & Al Maslamani rejected the BY SATISH KANADY MOHAMMED OSMAN criticism saying, “I am heading this committee and I can say it DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh DOHA: A senior Qatari offi- is functioning with full neutrality Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani cial of the Hamad Medical and without any bias”. “There is has called for urgent need for Corporation (HMC) was grilled no clear-cut definition for medi- international cooperation and by citizens at a popular pro- cal errors. Only a specialised multilateral global action to gramme on Qatar Radio yes- committee can take decision on counter the risk of climate terday, who raised doubts about such complaints. We also have change. Negotiating process the neutrality of the HMC com- to differentiate between medical on climate change convention mittee investigating medical mistakes and side effects of the should emanate from a sense of errors and narrated more sto- medicines,” the official said, in his global unity and collective ini- ries of alleged medical mistakes introductory remarks. tiative, he said while address- committed by HMC doctors. Surgical procedures also have ing the opening ceremony of the Dr Yousuf Al Maslamani, head medical complications which high-level segment of COP18/ of the Medical Complications can lead to death.