Resilient by nature
There’s been no greater time to be
working in Qatar’s healthcare sector.
Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal
Chair of the National Strategic Group on COVID-19 and
Head of the Infectious Diseases Division at HMC
“The second key area is our extensive, proactive
testing strategy which has enabled us to quickly
identify a large number of positive cases and provide
them with the medical care they need at an early
stage,” explains Dr. Al Khal.
The third area is Qatar’s ability to protect the most
vulnerable members of society through specialist
medical services and additional awareness and
educational campaigns.
Despite the healthcare system’s focus on
combatting COVID-19, Qatar has placed a great
importance on maintaining essential day-to-day
services.
“Every week across our system we have provided
telemedicine consultations to more than 35,000
patients; delivered more than 400 babies; provided
chemotherapy to over 550 cancer patients;
responded to more than 5,000 emergency calls to
the Ambulance Service; and managed more than
20,000 visits to our urgent care and emergency
departments.”
Seeing the strength and resilience of healthcare
workers has given Dr. Al Khal courage and confidence
in Qatar’s ability to beat the virus.
“The skill and dedication of our doctors, nurses and
support staff is our most powerful and valuable
resource in this battle.”
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