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Tribune News Network
Doha
Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohammad al Kuwari inaugurated Mesaimeer Labour Health Centre and its Medical Commission Unit attached to it on Thursday.
A number of officials from the Ministry of Public Health and Qatar Red Crescent attended the inauguration.
With the capacity to receive 32,000 visitors per month and an additional 11,000 visitors at the Medical Commission Unit, the centre will be operated by Qatar Red Crescent under an agreement with the Ministry of Public Health.
Speaking at the ceremony, the minister said Qatar is keen on providing the best treatment and preventive healthcare services for the population. She also stated that workers are provided healthcare services of a very high standard.
The minister pointed out that the inauguration of the centre is one of the ministry's many future healthcare projects targeting workers.
These projects include four health centres, three modern hospitals for workers as well as other medical commission units.
Mesaimeer Labour Health Centre consists of 12 general clinics and specialised clinics in the fields of occupational medicine, internal medicine, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat (ENT), chronic diseases, dermatology, cardiac diseases, lung diseases and five dental clinics.
The facility includes a bandaging and minor surgery room and acute cases section that includes 12 beds. Moreover, there are medical laboratories for vital and chemical analyses, blood and microscopic analyses, in addition to a radiology section, a pharmacy, mental health services, health education services and infectious and communicable diseases control.
The facilities of the centre's reception can handle 300 visitors. It also includes a lecture hall and administrative offices. It is built on 13,382 square metres it has a mosque, staff accommodation and a cafeteria. The centre has 135 employees, 80 percent of whom are medical professionals.
The Medical Commission Unit in Mesaimeer new health centre includes a medical laboratory, a radiology section, a reception hall with the capacity to accommodate 200 visitors and administrative offices. The unit has 60 employees 80 percent of whom are medical professionals.
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