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Qatar Foundation, a quasi-government organization, allotted a massive $7.9 billion budget for the hospital's construction. It first selected the center's contractors in 2008 but in 2014 assigned new contractors to complete the project. [4] Biomedical research first began at Sidra in 2015.
The Supreme Council of Health, which oversees the health sector, announced the "Qatar Health Facilities Master Plan" (QHFMP) program in 2014. As part of the program, as many as 48 healthcare infrastructure projects are set to be developed in Qatar by 2020. [12] It is intended to foster competition between state and private health providers.
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is Qatar’s main not-for-profit health care provider, and is based in Doha.It was established by Emiri Decree No. 35 in 1979. HMC manages several hospitals, as well as emergency, specialized, and ambulatory care centers, and operates both the national ambulance service and a home healthcare service.
Qatar has established a governance structure for crisis and emergency management. The government established a plan for response and communication, and increased the capacity of health care facilities. Adopting strict travel policies that take into account the nature of the spread of infection, and the ability of the health system to absorb it.
In 1980, Qatar was the fourth most obese nation in the world. A recent report conducted in 2013 concluded that Qatar ranks fifth globally in terms of obesity rates. The same report revealed that 22.1% of girls under 20 and 33.5% of boys under 20 are classified as obese. [7] 36.5% of boys and 23.6% of girls age 12–17 were overweight in 2003.
This is a list of hospitals in Qatar. The View Hospital (Lusail) Korean Medical Center (Lusail) Military Medical City Hospital (Al Rayyan) Al Farid Hospital (formerly Queen Hospital) (Doha) [1] Aman Hospital (Doha) [2] Naseem Healthcare [3] (Al Rayyan) Doha Clinic Hospital (Doha) Aster Hospital (Qatar) Al Khor Hospital (Al Khor) Al Wakra ...
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Qatar National Library (QNL) is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation. [1] The plans for the new national library were announced by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation, on 19 November 2012, during a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dar Al Kutub Al Qatariyya, in Doha, Qatar, one of the first public libraries in the Persian Gulf ...