Hamad Bin Khalifa Hospital in Boutilimit, Mauritania, is providing its services to people in remote areas of the country.
The hospital recently dispatched a multi-disciplinary medical convoy to Matamoulana, a remote Mauritanian village located 180km south-east of capital Nouakchott. The convoy was part of the hospital’s efforts to deliver medical services to the largest possible number of local communities.
Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), which takes the responsibility for operating and managing the hospital, said in a press release that the medical convoy was equipped with an ambulance, an ultrasound equipment as well as medicines for malaria, skin diseases, antibiotics and drugs for pregnant women.
The programme treated 384 people of different ages. Of them 15% were men, 35% were women and 50% were children, the release said, adding that the general medicine clinic received 246 cases, and the gynaecology clinic treated 95 cases, while the ultrasound examination clinic received 43 cases.
Hamad bin Khalifa Hospital was established in 2007 under the patronage of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, through the Qatari-Mauritanian Social Development Foundation.
The strategic goal of the hospital is to provide high-quality healthcare at affordable charges to the people in remote areas so that they do not have to travel to Nouakchott or abroad for treatment.
Date for submitting entries for State Award extended
The date for submitting entries for the sixth round of the State Award for Children’s Literature has been extended to mid-January, the award committee secretariat has announced.
Aisha Jassim al-Kuwari, the award secretary, said the decision to extend the date provides a further opportunity for Qatari and Arab participants to submit their entries.
The main aim of the award is to enhance the quality of children’s literature and achieve greater diversity, it was observed.
The award would be given in five areas: poetry and biography of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), educational story, novel and science fiction, children’s music and smartphone applications.
Inspectors register 26 commercial violations
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Inspectors from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) recently detected some 26 commercial violations during a campaign conducted at local markets. |
Surprise inspections were carried out by MEC officers at commercial outlets located in places such as Wakrah, Wukair, Mamoura, Markhiya and Al Rayyan.
Meanwhile, seven furniture shops were issued violation reports in Al Rayyan and Mansoura areas for not displaying proper price lists. Violations were also recorded against two fruit and vegetable shops in Wakrah and Wukair for not abiding by rates mentioned on the price list. Besides, a laundry and a beverage shop in the same area got violation reports for not displaying price lists.
Other violations detected included the case of a shop issuing an invoice with the words “sold items could not be replaced or returned” mentioned on it.
A number of gift shops around the country were issued violation reports for not following the displayed price tags. The penalty for such violations amounts to a fine of QR5,000-6,000.
National Day greetings
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Emperor Akihito of Japan on his country’s National Day.
