WHO Director-General Visits Several HMC Facilities

Doha, April 02 (QNA) - The Director-General of WHO Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, visited several health facilities at Hamad Medical Corporation HMC. During the visit, he was briefed on part of the work of the Corporation's Anti-Smoking Centre, a WHO-cooperating centre, as well as the Hamad Accident Injuries Center and Qatar Rehabilitation Center QRD, both are nominated for cooperation with WHO. Its worth noting that WHO collaborating centers are institutions appointed by the Director-General of WHO to carry out activities that support WHO programs. There are currently more than 800 WHO collaborating centers in 80 countries. The Director-General of WHO also heard an explanation from the officials of the three centers, reviewing some of the advanced technologies and distinctive services provided by the centers in accordance with the best international standards. HMC's Anti-Smoking Center trains medical personnel in tobacco control in Qatar and the Eastern Mediterranean countries to ensure the best quality of health care, provide treatment to tobacco users, spread health awareness, promote healthy lifestyles in the community and publish scientific research to update scientific information in this field. The center includes a section on innovative treatments, such as laser therapy, to help smokers quit. Hamad Accident Injury Centre also provides high-quality accident and emergency care. The Centre has state-of-the-art advanced diagnostic technology, the latest high-pressure rooms that provide oxygen therapy for various health conditions including diving accidents, the centre also has five fully equipped rooms to be converted into mini-operating theaters in the event of a mass injury or accident requiring immediate surgical intervention. The center is also linked to the adjacent surgical services facility to transport patients quickly and smoothly to the Accident Injury Intensive Care Unit, or the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, as well as surgical rooms, and is equipped with a dedicated platform for the arrival of patients transported in ambulances to Hamad General Hospital. QRD provides integrated, world-class rehabilitation services and state-of-the-art patient-focused care tailored to each patient's individual needs. The center's services include rehabilitation of patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord and brain injuries, amputation, complex fractures, heart and lung diseases, and neurological disorders, and neuromuscular disorders. During the visit, the Director-General of the (WHO) was accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Public Health MoPH and HMC. (QNA)