QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2020 JUMADA AL-AKHIR 10, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4860 QR 2 Fajr: 4:58 am Dhuhr: 11:48 am PARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 5:21 pm HIGH : 22°C Isha: 6:51 pm LOW : 16°C Nation 4 Business 9 Sports 12 QC provides emergency GWC in strong position to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will aid to displaced Syrians serve mega events be a game-changer: Infantino QR10,000 fine for failing to register Qatar sees drop in traffic accident National Address data by July 26: MoI deaths, violations TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Over 234,000 people register their National Address in the first week DOHA MERIAM JELLITI tions in a precise manner, and TRAFFIC accident deaths DOHA a delivery of postal materials dropped 14.3 percent in De- and government or commer- cember 2019 as compared MEMBERS of the public – Qa- cial correspondence to any ad- to the same month the pre- taris and non-Qataris – who dress within Qatar. vious year, according to lat- fail to register their National Captain Muhammad Ali al est figures released by the Address data before the six- Kuwari, officer at the General Planning and Statistics Au- Traffic cases month deadline that expires Directorate of Information thority (PSA). ● Traffic violations on July 26 will face a fine up Systems, said the ministry has Similarly, traffic viola- declined at an annual to QR10,000. People deliber- provided a hotline number – tions declined at an annual rate of 7.2% in Dec ately providing incorrect data 2342000 – to respond to pub- rate of 7.2 percent in De- will also be penalised. lic inquiries about everything cember. ● Sixteen deaths were This was disclosed during related to the national address According to the report, recorded, equivalent to an introductory seminar on or any problem facing during a total of 638 traffic cases only 3% of total traffic National Address organised by the registration process. were recorded in December accident cases the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Major Khamis Saad al 2019, showing a monthly at the General Directorate of Muhannadi of National- increase of 4.9 percent. percent annual rise in the Traffic on Monday. Ministry of Interior officials at a seminar to explain National Address registration process on Monday. ity and Travel Documents Light injuries accounted for issuance of new drivers’ li- The MoI has urged the Department said the father the vast majority of traffic cences. public, including nationals and the transition from the de- dures are simple whereby have registered their National should register for himself accidents cases with 86 per- The total electricity con- and residents as well as insti- scriptive address to the digital every natural or legal person, Address during the first week, and children under 18 years cent, followed by severe in- sumption reached 2808.4 tutions and companies, to reg- address. whether a citizen or an expa- he said, adding that 227,000 of age will be automatically juries by 11 percent. Howev- GWh, a monthly decrease of ister their National Address He said the registration is triate or whoever legally takes of them used Metrash2 for the updated. Children above 18 er, 16 deaths were recorded, 13.5 percent and an annual data before the six month pe- possible through Metrash2 ap- his/her place, registers data in same. years and wife must register equivalent to only 3 percent rise of 34.4 percent. The to- riod granted by the law ends. plication or the website of the the given form, he noted. Registering for the Nation- themselves in person. In case of the total traffic accident tal water consumption has Head of National Address Ministry of Interior or at any The required data includes al Address is highly important if spouses are separated and cases. reached 52335.8 Thousand section Lt Col Abdullah Zayed of the MoI service centres. A residence address, fixed and as it helps identifying ad- children are in mother’s cus- The total number of reg- m3, a monthly decrease of al Sahli said the National Ad- special office has been desig- mobile phone numbers, e- dresses of individuals and or- tody then she has to register istered new vehicles during 3.7 percent and an annual dress Law came within the nated to receive citizens and mail, electricity number, ad- ganisations to access services the data of the children on her December reached 6,017, a rise of 51.8 percent. framework of the strategic residents, elderly and people dress of the company for gov- in the completion of personal national address via electron- monthly increase of 5.7 per- The report said a total of development of e-governance with special needs to facilitate ernment and private sector transactions with ease, de- ic registration or at any of the cent and an annual increase 650 building permits were and the completion of the leg- registering their national ad- employees and permanent ad- livery of judicial declarations service centres. of 14.3 percent. issued in Dec, a monthly de- islative structure necessary for dress at all centres. dress abroad, if any. and government notifications, December also saw 10.8 crease of 3.4 percent. e-government transactions The registration proce- More than 234,000 people quick completion of transac- Continued on page 2 Shura panel discusses draft law on press and media activities QNB’s brand value THE Joint Committee formed by the Legal hits $6 bn (P 9) and Legislative Affairs Committee and the Information and Cultural Affairs Com- mittee of the Shura Council held its first meeting on Monday. The committee unanimously elected MME destroys HE Nasser bin Rashid bin Serayea al Kaabi as its Rapporteur. 10 tonnes of farm The committee studied a draft law for ‘DIMDEX 2020 to be another products for regulating the press, publications, publish- ing, media activities and the arts. The violations (PG 3 ) Ashghal opens bridge, underpass committee decided to complete its study successful edition’ in the next meeting. CHAIRMAN of the Organizing Committee of Doha International The draft law consists of 74 articles Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) Staff at Mesaimeer Interchange distributed in 12 chapters. It includes Brigadier (Sea) Abdulbaqi Saleh al Ansari confirmed that The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened a new bridge and underpass at provisions relating to the regulation of DIMDEX 2020, which will be held from March 16-18, is an China admits the Mesaimeer Interchange. The 1,300 metre-long new bridge, which was par- the press, media, printing press, publish- extension of a series of successful editions thanks to the sup- tially opened, will provide a free traffic flow from Rawdat Al Khail Street towards ing house, circulation and distribution of port and kind sponsorship it receives from the Amir HH Sheikh ‘shortcomings’ the Industrial Area Road. The 450-metre underpass will connect traffic coming publications, cinemas, theaters, artistic Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. Ansari pointed out that since its in coronavirus from Doha Expressway towards the Industrial Area Road. The opening resulted in production, private broadcasting stations, establishment in 2008, the exhibition has witnessed steady removing the temporary traffic light that connects Rawdat Al Khail Street, Doha advertising, public relations and media growth, both in terms of the number of exhibitors and in terms response (PG 8 ) Expressway and Industrial Area Road. (TNN) PAGE 16 services offices. (QNA) of the total value of deals. PAGE 3 Cancer screening suite to open at Muaither Health Center this year CATHERINE W GICHUKI In 2020, we are opening it at the opportunity of free mam- DOHA Muaither Health Center. We We are going to 13% annual rise in cancer mograms for breast cancer. are going to introduce ultra introduce ultra The screenings were car- THE breast and bowel cancer sound machines to support sound machines patients at NCCCR: Official ried out at the three PHCC screening suite will be opened breast cancer screening. Our to support our breast THE number of cancer patients treated at Hamad Medical Corpora- screening suites at Al Wakra, at the Muaither Health Center plans include the opening of a cancer screening. Our tion’s National Center for Cancer Care & Research (NCCCR) increases Leabaib and Rawdat Al Khail this year, according to an of- fourth screening suite and the by 13 percent on an average per year, according to the NCCCR’s health centres. ficial. introduction of second-level plans include the opening Deputy Medical Director Dr Al-Hareth M al Khater. The cancer drug “The year was also tre- Currently, screening suites screening using ultrasound,” of a fourth screening suite therapy and radiotherapy treatments are currently free for residents of mendously successful in are available at Al Wakra, PHCC Cancer Programme and the introduction of Qatar with a valid health card. Director of Public Health Department terms of delivering more Leabaib and Rawdat Al Khail Manager Dr Shaikha Abu second-level screening in the Ministry of Public Health Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al knowledge about cancer and health centres as part of Shaikha said at a press confer- using ultrasound. Thani said the data of NCCCR reveals that 1,566 new cancer cases how early screening is vital to ‘Screen for Life’, led by Pri- ence on Monday. were diagnosed in 2016, of which 21 percent were Qataris, 42 per- survival. More lectures than mary Health Care Corpora- Last year, more than — Dr Shaikha Abu Shaikha cent females and 58 percent males. PAGE 2 ever were held – 31 in total, tion (PHCC) conducted under 25,000 people in Qatar un- which attracted a combined Qatar’s National Cancer Pro- derwent breast or bowel can- audience of almost 938 peo- gramme.