Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) has introduced its first group of Qatari health promoters. Six promoters recently joined Sidra’s health promotion team after having completed their postgraduate diploma in healthcare promotion from the College of the North Atlantic in Qatar.
The health promoters, whose postgraduate education was sponsored by Sidra, will be working closely with registered health professionals and key partners in Qatar. They will contribute to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of community health and wellbeing programmes in the country.
Prof Mary Boyd, chief nursing officer of Sidra, said, “By engaging and providing one-to-one support as well as presenting information to facilitate healthy choices and healthy lifestyles - the promoters will help educate and support the community to improve their health and wellbeing. By putting Qatari health promoters forward into the community, we are also customising our approach of sharing information and offering counsel in ways which are culturally appropriate.”
Joining the Sidra Health Promotion team are: Fatima Abdulaziz al-Muhamadi who graduated from Qatar University in 2010 in Biomedical Sciences, Fatima al-Maslamani with a degree in Biological Sciences from Qatar University, Amna al-Mohannadi who graduated with a BA in English from Qatar University, Noof al-Taweel a graduate from the University of Leeds with a BA in Childhood Education, Amal Faiz Alfarsi a graduate from Jordan University of Science and Technology and Asmaa al-Amari from College of North Atlantic-Qatar.
The health promoters have already started to work closely within the community. They recently hosted an information session at Qatar University, sharing health based messages with female students attending a breast cancer awareness workshop. The event was in collaboration with Qatar Cancer Society and the Community Relations and Student Outreach teams from Sidra.
Sidra healthcare promoters.
