MoPH to launch national campaign for oral and dental health on Sunday
Dec 25, 2020
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) will launch the national campaign for oral and dental health on Sunday in collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation, under the slogan “My Smile is My Health”. The campaign, which will be launched via the official communication platforms of the Ministry of Public Health, aims to raise awareness of the importance of oral care and the positive behaviour towards the current oral and dental services in the community and enhance communication between dental services and prevention departments in various medical institutions. Besides, the campaign seeks to encourage community groups of children, adolescents and adults to follow a healthy diet and reduce sugar in food and drinks. page 2
Glimmer of Hope : Qatar starts administering COVID-19 vaccine qatar-tribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qatar-tribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Expected to be the largest vaccination campaign the country has ever witnessed, the vaccination drive against COVID-19 has been set in motion in Qatar, as of today.
The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNtech s COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Qatar on Monday night. Earlier that day, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)
The first phase of the vaccination drive will run from today until January 31, 2021.
During the first phase, priority will be given to people over 70 years old, adults in chronic care, and home care facilities, healthcare personnel most at risk of infection, and people over 16 years of age with severe chronic diseases.
Priority patients eligible for first COVID-19 vaccines to be contacted directly for appointments: PHCC official qatar-tribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qatar-tribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
22 Dec 2020 - 16:39
The Peninsula
Doha: With the start of Qatar’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Wednesday, December 23, Dr Samya Al Abdulla, Executive Director of Operations at Primary Health Care Corporation, confirmed that people who are eligible to receive the vaccination will be contacted directly to arrange their appointments.
“The initial shipment of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines arrived in Qatar on Monday, December 21 and provides enough vaccines for those people most at risk. The Ministry of Public Health’s strategy will enable everyone in Qatar to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021, but for now we must prioritize people most at risk from severe complications and death from the virus,” explained Dr Al Abdulla.