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Qatar to surpass administering 2 million vaccine doses today
15 May 2021 - 8:34
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By Irfan Bukhari | The Peninsula
Doha: With a fast vaccination pace adopted by the Ministry of Public Health in the last many weeks, Qatar is likely to cross administering 2 million vaccine doses milestone today.
So far Qatar has administered 1,976,748 COVID-19 vaccine doses under National COVID-19 Vaccination Program. In the last five days, over 30, 000 vaccine doses were administered in the country on daily basis which reflects that Qatar is set to cross administering 2 million vaccine doses today.
According to data released by the Ministry yesterday, 32,120 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in 24 hours.
15 May 2021 - 18:25
The Peninsula Online
Doha: Qatar has crossed 2 million vaccine doses milestone today. The Ministry of Public Health has announced that the National COVID-19 Vaccination Program reached the significant milestone today with 51.9 percent of adults in Qatar having now received at least one vaccine dose.
To date, 2,002,018 doses have been administered since the start of the programme, with 1,177,725 people having received at least one vaccine dose, while 36.4 percent of the adult population already received the two doses.
“Play your part in enabling life to return towards normal by getting vaccinated when it is your turn,” urged MoPH.
The Ministry of Public Health has also recently announced that all people aged 30 and above will be eligible to receive the vaccine after the Eid holidays. It also extended the validity for quarantine exemption of all vaccines administered in Qatar from the previously approved six months to nine months (except for six specif
Qatar celebrates International Nurses Day
12 May 2021 - 8:40
Acting Deputy Chief Nursing Officer at HMC Mariam Al Mutawa
The Peninsula
Qatar joins the International Council of Nurses and countries worldwide in celebrating the achievements of nurses on International Nurses Day.
Marked annually on May 12, the theme this year is ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision for future healthcare’, which focuses on the changes to and innovations in nursing and how this will ultimately shape the future of healthcare.
Minister of Public Health, H E Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, said, “The past year has been incredibly challenging for healthcare workers the world over and to the nursing staff across the healthcare system in Qatar. Nurses have been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 and the management of the preventive measures adopted by the healthcare system.
PHCC celebrates receiving Diamond level accreditation
07 May 2021 - 10:35
QNA
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) team yesterday celebrated receiving the Diamond level accreditation and first in the world, People Centred Care Commitment award by Accreditation Canada.
An online virtual ceremony was attended by Minister of Public Health H E Dr. Hanan Al Kuwari and Dr. Mariam Abdul Malik, Managing Director of PHCC with senior leadership from both PHCC and Accreditation Canada team.
The People Centred Care award distinguishes corporations that demonstrate quality and excellence in the design and delivery of patient centred health care, with PHCC being the first recipient of the People-Centred Care (PCC) Commitment Award internationally.