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SCH: Health insurance mandatory for all Qatar residents, visitors by 2014

In a complete overhaul of the current healthcare system, Qatar will require all residents and visitors of the country to have health insurance by the end of 2014, the Supreme…

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Six ways to protect yourself from a dust storm

As heavy winds continue to lash Doha, swirling dust particles through the air and into homes, cars and schools, Hamad Medical Corp. advises residents to take the following precautions: 1)…

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Traffic Department: Backseat passengers may soon have to buckle up, or face fines

Traffic Department: Backseat passengers may soon have to buckle up, or face fines Traffic officials are brainstorming new ways to improve road safety, including requiring backseat passengers to buckle up…

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Industry experts: Universal healthcare in Qatar by 2014 ‘not going to happen’

Qatar’s ambitious plan to mandate health insurance for all residents and visitors by 2014 faces a number of hurdles and “is not going to happen” in a two-year time period,…

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Reversing course, Supreme Council of Health puts caps on medicine costs

Reversing course, Supreme Council of Health puts caps on medicine costs After deregulating the pricing of pharmaceutical products coming into the country, and introducing more suppliers, medicine costs were expected…

Researchers: Traditional eye makeup Kohl linked to behavioral problems

Researchers: Traditional eye makeup Kohl linked to behavioral problems Researchers in the UAE say the traditional black eyeliner – which frequently contains high levels of led – may trigger attention…

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Race to the top of The Torch!

Race to the top of The Torch! Aspire Zone is hosting its first Torch Staircase Run on March 31. Basically, entrants race up 51 floors (1,304 steps) to the top…

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One expat’s take on why she’s glad she gave birth in Qatar

One expat’s take on why she’s glad she gave birth in Qatar There are a lot of pregnant people in Qatar, a country where some 50 to 60 babies are…

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Sheikha Moza signs up to be an organ donor

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the wife of the emir, visited HMC’s Qatar Organ Donation Center yesterday to register as an organ donor, according to Qatar News Agency. The visit, which comes…

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