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Interview

Dr. Ali Chaari

“The webinar series will aim to assess and address current gaps in knowledge regarding neurodegenerative diseases in Qatar, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and beyond.” Dr. Ali Chaari is a Biochemist who obtained his degree in engineering biology from the National Engineering School in Tunisia and his PhD in Biochemistry and Cellular Biology from the University of…

Interview

Dr. Ravinder Mamtani 

“We think everyone deserves to have knowledge and skills related to population health and lifestyle medicine. We feel all health professionals – a nurse, a physician, an educator, a researcher, a health administrator and so on – will benefit and help improve and promote health.” Dr. Ravinder Mamtani is Vice Dean for Population Health and Lifestyle Medicine at Weill Cornell…

Health News

Finalists announced for International Hospital Federation Awards 2022

The International Hospital Federation (IHF) announced the finalists of the IHF Awards 2022 after scoring entries in 7 categories. This year, more than 400 entries were submitted from 35 countries/territories – a record since the Awards were established in 2015.  The projects and programmes presented in each entry shine a light on innovative, impactful work in hospitals across the globe.…

Medtech

How remote healthcare technologies can tackle climate crisis

With the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the UNFCCC around the corner, the global healthcare community’s voices need to be heard at the climate negotiations. Companies can – and must – play a crucial role to address climate change by fulfilling their purpose and following through on their ESG commitments. This has never been…

eMagazine

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Hospitals

The View Hospital putting patient experience first

Elegancia Healthcare, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, is set to provide integrated high-quality healthcare services with the upcoming inauguration of The View Hospital, a unique state-of-the-art healthcare facility in Qatar, located in the prestigious Al Qutaifiya area, in the vicinity of The Pearl.  The View Hospital will offer comprehensive programs and services that meet healthcare needs and help maintain healthy…

Interview

Libor Votruba

“I want to help people to get back on their feet, to be able to devote themselves to their work and their children and not endanger themselves or those around them. Like I managed to do it.” Libor Votruba, a founded of two residential and one outpatient clinic NEO Center, which also provides services in English. Libor Votruba went through…

Featured Articles

Green Hospitals

  A hospital provides treatment to patients based on their medical condition so they can resume their normal activity following the treatment. It does not aim to turn healthy people into sick ones. Hence, the green hospital concept was established, which is a hospital that promotes public health by continuously reducing its environmental impact and ultimately eliminating its contribution to…

Featured Articles

Patient Safety… The cornerstone of top-notch healthcare

Patient safety in health facilities has evolved with the development of healthcare systems and has become essential to provide high-quality health services, in order to reduce the risks and prevent medical errors that patients may encounter while receiving people-centered effective, safe and integrated healthcare.  The implementation of patient safety principles and strategies requires clear policies based on healthcare providers’ experiences…

Interview

Pfizer. Evolution of COVID-19 and high-risk awareness

When someone who is vaccinated and/or has a booster dose gets infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, it is referred to as a “vaccine breakthrough infection” (as per the CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Those who get breakthrough infections can spread the virus to other people. Hospitals magazine recently interviewed Dr Muna Almaslamani, CDC Medical Director,…