Nation Monday, April 8, 2019 05 Al Wakra Hospital emergency Mannai to lead treats over 30,000 monthly CRA’s team to 46 QU’s College of Medicine (CMED) students are on a clinical rotation at HMC’s Al Wakra and Al Khor Hospitals WSIS forum TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the growing communities of Al my classroom studies and us- in Geneva DOHA Wakra, Mesaieed and the South ing this as a roadmap to reach Doha Airport area, preventing an accurate diagnosis for the WITH more than 30,000 pa- these patients from having to health concerns of real patients, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of the forum alongside a tients treated at Al Wakra Hos- travel to Doha for much of their all under the supervision and DOHA WSIS Prizes ceremony, pital’s emergency department hospital care,” said Dr Alkadhi. guidance of experienced doc- which aims to provide rec- each month and upwards of He added, “Al Wakra Hos- tors. I am grateful for this ex- A high-level Qatari del- ognition to the projects 20,000 patients cared for by the pital is home to Qatar’s only perience and the opportunity egation headed by the that succeeded in imple- hospital’s various outpatient de- dedicated Burns Unit, the re- to use what I learned during my President of the Commu- menting development- partments, Al Wakra Hospital is gion’s first specialiSed Urinary pre-clinical years to help enrich nications Regulatory Au- oriented strategies that Hamad Medical Corporation’s Stone Center and the country’s the lives of real people.” thority (CRA)Mohammed leverage the power of ICTs (HMC) second busiest hospital. first dental clinic for patients Fatima al Mohannadi is also Ali al Mannai will attend as an enabler of develop- Dr Sabah Alkadhi, medical with special needs. Our Hernia a fourth-year medical student the World Summit on ment. director of Al Wakra Hospital, Surgery Center has been ac- at CMED and is currently com- the Information Society CRA ensures to attend said the general hospital was credited by the Surgery Review Dr. Sabah Adnan Alkadhi Fatima al Mohannadi pleting her clinical rotation at Al (WSIS) Forum 2019 to be and participate in inter- designed, built and staffed with Corporation as a Hernia Center Waka Hospital. held in Geneva, Switzer- national forums that aim the changing needs and expec- of Excellence, becoming the our first group of residents from of the country’s population. She said the rotation has land from April 8 to 12. to enhance partnerships tations of the growing commu- first hospital in the Middle East Qatar University’s College of Mohamed al Jaber, a fourth- allowed her to gain important Being held under the in order to stay up to date nity in the country’s southern to receive this award. Medicine.” year medical student at CMED, hands-on experience interact- theme ‘Information and with the latest develop- region in mind. He noted the “In the last year, we have Earlier this year, 46 fourth- is currently completing the final ing with patients. “The rotation Communication Tech- ments and international importance of community- introduced a number of new year medical students from month of his fourteen-week ro- has provided me with the op- nologies for achieving the best practices in the field based hospitals in helping to services and clinics, including a Qatar University’s College of tation at Al Wakra Hospital. portunity to implement what Sustainable Development of ICTs. improve access to specialised robotic surgery service for gen- Medicine (CMED), including 19 “This rotation has allowed I learned during my academic Goals’, the forum aims at This year WSIS Forum care and in turn the health of eral surgery and urology. These Qatari nationals, began a clini- me to bring what I learned in years in a clinical setting. HMC aligning the United Na- is celebrating the 10th an- the population. services are helping to reduce cal rotation at HMC’s Al Wakra the classroom to real-life medi- has given me the perfect atmos- tions Sustainable Devel- niversary of its establish- “Al Wakra Hospital is now waiting times and improve ac- and Al Khor Hospitals. cal situations. I feel confident in phere to ease myself into the opment Goals (SDGs) that ment. More than 30 in- HMC’s second-busiest hospital. cess to important care services. The rotation is part of a part- my ability to communicate with clinical environment and to im- covers a wide range of so- ternational organisations We provide a full range of diag- And we are continuing to focus nership between HMC and Qa- and examine patients. Every prove my skills under the guid- cial and economic devel- and unions are co-organis- nostic and treatment services on the future needs of our pa- tar University designed to help day, I am interpreting the in- ance of competent physicians,” opment issues worldwide ing WSIS 2019, including for outpatients and inpatients in tients and are currently hosting meet the future healthcare needs formation I acquired during said Mohannadi. with WSIS Action Lines, International Telecom- to accelerate the achieve- munication Union (ITU), ment of the SDGs. Universal Postal Union The forum will include (UPU), United Nations high-level policy sessions, Educational, Scientific QDA & UHN launch 5th diabetes education course ministerial round tables and Cultural Organization and more than 100 work- (UNESCO), United Na- shops on various topics tions International Chil- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Network (UHN). QDA’s Executive Direc- collaborate with the experts in including artificial intel- dren’s Emergency Fund DOHA This year, 28 healthcare tor Dr Abdulla al Hamaq said, the field of diabetes education ligence and data privacy, (UNICEF), and others. professionals from public and “The goal of the programme at the Michener Institute of blockchain and data pro- More than 3,000 par- QATAR Diabetes Association private sectors in Qatar have is to improve the skills of the Education to provide an Inter- tection, the role of infor- ticipants will attend the (QDA), a member of Qatar enrolled in the course, which participants who are currently national Diabetes Federation- mation and communica- forum from over 150 Foundation, has launched Qa- includes workshops and lec- offering education services accredited course. This course tions technology (ICT) in countries around the tar’s fifth diabetes education tures at QDA, as well as online to people living with diabetes will offer a world-class certifi- academia, cybersecurity world, representing mul- course for healthcare provid- teaching sessions and discus- in Qatar. “QDA strives to en- cation programme to diabetes and artificial intelligence, ti-stakeholders including ers in Qatar. The course runs sions with experts in Canada. hance the quality of care de- educators in Qatar” smart cities and fifth gen- government, civil society, until August, 2019, and is be- At the end of the six-month livered to people with diabetes To date, over 190 health- eration (5G) technologies. private sector, academia ing delivered by the Canadian course, participants will sit a through building the capac- care professionals have ben- An exhibition will also and international organi- Michener Institute for Educa- final exam and receive a certifi- QDA launches diabetes education ity of the medical education efited from courses offered by be held on the sidelines sations. tion at the University Health cate. course that runs until Aug 2019 team. We are very pleased to QDA. 300 expatriates benefit from free health camp on World Health Day FREE VEHICLE RECALL Indian Community Benevolent Forum President PN Baburajan speaking at an event in Doha. SANTHOSH CHANDRAN (ICBF), a community welfare or- The tagline for World Health DOHA ganisation working under the Day celebrations in 2019 is ‘Health aegis of the Indian Embassy, PN for all - Everyone, Everywhere’. AROUND 300 Asian expatriate Baburajan inaugurated the medi- The focus on this year’s World benefited from the free health camp cal camp. Health Day is equity and solidar- organised by Badr Al Samaa Medi- Speaking to Qatar Tribune ity on raising the bar for health for cal Centre on the occasion of World Chief Executive Officer of Badr Al everyone, everywhere by address- Health Day on Sunday. Samaa Medical Center Rinu Jo- ing gaps in services and leaving no The expatriates were offered seph stressed the importance of one behind. free medical check-ups for cardiol- universal health coverage and pri- Noble Indian School also or- ogy, dermatology, gynaecology, or- mary health care, pointing out that ganised a class on eye care for stu- thopaedics, ophthalmology, ortho- it is an important mission of all dents. Ophthalmologist at Badr Al dontics, radiology as well as other those involved in the health sector. Samaa Medical Center Lakshmi services. “We will organise similar medi- Krishnaprasad delivered a speech Prominent Indian community cal camps in association with expa- on merits and demerits of using leader and President of Indian triate community organisations in mobile phones, computers and Porsche 911 Carrera Community Benevolent Forum future”, Joseph added. similar gadgets. 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