(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: The Qatar Medical Association discussed the efforts made by the health sector in the country to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the prominent role of medical personnel working in the frontline to deal with the pandemic to protect the society from the risks of infection with the virus.
This came during the virtual Ghabga organised remotely by Qatar Medical Association and gathered about 120 medical staff working in Qatar in various institutions. Speaking at the event, Chairman of Qatar Medical Association Dr. Abdulla Al Naimi, praised the role of the medical personnel and the great efforts that they make to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, reviewing the role played by the association in this framework.
Dr. Saad Al Kaabi, Chair of the COVID-19 System Wide Incident Command Committee (SWICC) at Hamad Medical Cooperation (HMC), reviewed the work paths and health sector preparations within the pandemic, work efforts in establishing field hospitals, the introduction of quarantine mechanisms, and preparations in intensive care units to address this pandemic.
Dr. Al Kaabi touched on the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) strategy to contain COVID-19, reducing mortality, and clinical readiness to the increased number of cases while emphasizing the preservation of the elderly, explaining that this goes in parallel with the increase in examinations and investigation teams that aim to discover infection chains.
Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Epidemic Preparation Committee and HMC's Head of the Infectious Diseases Division, highlighted the available treatments for patients in the State of Qatar and the recovery rate, hailing the professional role of health workers, which was a major factor in reducing the number of deaths due to the virus, which is considered the lowest in the world, which enhances confidence in the professionalism and efficiency of the health sector in Qatar.
Dr. Mohammed Salem, Medical Director of the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR), member of SWICC and former president of the Qatar Medical Association, praised the efforts of the health sector, including doctors, nurses, technicians, radiologists, and ambulance crews, in addition to the investigation teams and the rest of the medical staff who assisted in light of this pandemic.
Dr. Samya Al Abdulla, Executive Director of Operations at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), talked about PHCC's role in combating COVID-19, referring to the designation of four specialized centers to treat patients and suspects of infection with the virus, namely the Umm Salal, Muaither, Rawdat Al Khail, and Al Gharafa health centers.
Dr. Al Abdulla spoke about several changes to cope with the current situation, such as telephone consulting services, the delivery of medicines in cooperation with Qatar Post, and the operation of seven health centers around the clock, in addition to assigning medical staff from PHCC to different locations in the country, including 300 nursing staff, lab technicians and radiologists of PHCC have joined the investigation teams. She added that PHCC teams are present at Hamad International Airport and all the seaports in Qatar.
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