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  2. Healthcare in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Qatari citizens are covered by a national health insurance scheme, while expatriates must either receive health insurance from their employers, or in the case of the self-employed, purchase insurance. [1] Qatar's healthcare spending is among the highest in the Middle East, with $4.7 billion being invested in healthcare in 2014. [2]

  3. Ministry of Public Health (Qatar) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Public Health is concerned with everything related to public health affairs, and in particular it shall have the following: Supervising the provision of health care services. Providing preventive and curative health services. Spreading and developing health awareness. Organizing and supervising the establishment of health ...

  4. Health in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Qatar's healthcare spending is among the highest in the Middle East, with $4.7 billion being invested in healthcare in 2014. [2] The country's progress in health is hampered by exceedingly high rates of obesity, diabetes and genetic disorders. [3] Currently, health coverage is nationwide. [1] In 2013, the infant mortality rate was 7 per 1,000 ...

  5. COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    7,609,178 [1] (doses administered) Government website. MOPH Qatar. The COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ). The virus was confirmed to have reached Qatar on 27 February 2020.

  6. Hamad Medical Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Hamad Medical Corporation. 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 ...

  7. Politics of Qatar - Wikipedia

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    The current hereditary emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, runs the country in an autocratic manner and holds nearly all executive and legislative authority, as well as controlling the judiciary. He appoints the prime minister and cabinet. According to Freedom House, political rights in Qatar are severely limited.

  8. Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    qatar-weill .cornell .edu. Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar ( WCM-Q) is a branch of Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, established on April 9, 2001, following an agreement between Cornell University and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. [1] It is located in Education City, Qatar, near the capital of ...

  9. Human rights in Qatar - Wikipedia

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    Mental health. A problem in Qatar is a stigma behind mental health issues and how they are dealt with. Breaking new ground, Qatar joined the WHO's Mental Health Action Plan, which spanned 2013–2020. This plan, "recognizes the essential role of mental health in achieving health for all people" (World Health Organization).