World Cancer Day 4th February 2021
The Health Cluster - Qatar University is delighted to share its Health Pulse on World Cancer Day, 4 February 2021. World Cancer Day is celebrated by the World Hea;th Organization (WHO) and by different Qatari national health organizations including the Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Medical Commission, Primary Health Care Corporation Centers (PHCC) and other Qatari Institutions.Ream More...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 27th of October 2020
The Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world every October, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection, and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease. This year's theme is “Importance of Early Detection”. There are about 1.38 million new cases and 458 000 deaths from breast cancer each year (IARC Globocan, 2008). According to studies, early detection of breast cancer can increase the survival rates of the patient. Symptoms may include- the presence of a lump in the breast, pain in the breast, swelling in areas near the breasts, discharge from nipple other than breast milk, change in the shape of the nipple, and swelling under arm. In some cases, these may not be the sign of breast cancer but any of these signs should be reported to the doctor immediately.Read More...
World Mental Day 10th of October 2020
The Health Cluster - Qatar University is delighted to share its Health Pulse on the World Mental Health Day on 10 October. World Mental Health Day is celebrated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by different Qatari national health organizations including the Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Medical Commission, Primary Health Care Corporation Centers (PHCC), and other Qatari institutions. This systematic health broadcast is a service provided by QU-HEALTH to Qatar communities. It aims to bring attention to important public health issues in order to promote a healthy life and prevent diseases.
Every year, World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October. The aim is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. This year, World Mental Health Day comes at a time when our daily lives have changed considerably as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this year’s World Mental Health Day campaign is to increase investment in mental health.
It is expected that the need for mental health and psychosocial support will substantially increase in the coming months and years. That is why this year’s campaign slogan is, "Move for mental health: let’s invest". Read More...
World Alzheimer's Month Day 21st September 2020
The Health Cluster - Qatar University is delighted to share its Health Pulse on the World Alzheimer's Day, which is observed on 21 September each year. World Alzheimer's Month is celebrated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by different Qatari national health organizations including: the Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Medical Commission, Primary Health Care Corporation Centers (PHCC) and other Qatari institutions. This systematic health broadcast is aprovided service from QU-HEALTH to Qatar communities, it aims to bring the attention to important public health issues in order to promote healthy life and prevent diseases.World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. September 2020 will mark the Alzheimer's Month. The campaign was launched in 2012. World Alzheimer's Day is on 21 September each year. Read More...
World Hypertension Day 17th May 2020
Every year World Hypertension day is celebrated annually on the 17th May, but due to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this year’s celebration is postponed to the next year 2021. The main aim of the day is to educate the public and increase awareness of hypertension, which is also commonly known as high blood pressure. Hypertension is a major cause of a range of health problems such as strokes, heart attacks and kidney disease. Many people who suffer from hypertension are not aware that they have it as there can be no symptoms, often people only find out after suffering a heart attack or stroke, this is why it’s called the "silent killer". Read More...
World Immunization Week 24th - 30th April 2020
The Health Cluster - Qatar University is delighted to share its Health Pulse on the World Immunization Week from 24 to 30 April. World Immunization Week is celebrated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and by different Qatari national health organizations including: Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation, Medical Commission, Primary Health Care Corporation Centers (PHCC) and other Qatari institutions. This systematic health broadcast is a provided service from QU-HEALTH to Qatar communities, it aims to bring the attention to important public health issues in order to promote healthy life and prevent diseases.
Immunization is a global health priority. The aim of World Immunization Awareness Week is to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against several diseases. Vaccines do save millions of lives yearly, and are cost-effective and much cheaper than hospitalizations. With the theme #VaccinesWork for All, the campaign focuses on the importance of vaccines and sheds the light on their developers who work to protect public health globally. Read More...
World Kidney Day 12th March 2020
World Kidney Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday in March around the world. This year’s Kidney Day is on March 12th and will be marked by awareness campaigns designed to reduce the global burden of kidney diseases and to promote kidney health for everyone. This year’s campaign highlights the importance of preventive interventions to avert the onset and progression of kidney disease.
Kidney disease is a non-communicable disease (NCD) and currently affects around 850 million people worldwide. One in ten adults has chronic kidney disease (CKD). The global burden of CKD is on the rise and is projected to become the 5th most common cause of years of death globally by 2040. The Renal Replacement Therapy Unit (RRT) in Doha treated 659 cases of End Staged Renal Diseases (ESRD) in 2016. Diabetes Mellitus, a preventable lifestyle disease, was linked to 48% of the cases. More than half (55%) of the diagnosed cases received hemodialysis and 44.4% received kidney transplants. Read More...
World Cancer Day 4th February 2020
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer and is an opportunity to rally the international community to end the injustice of preventable suffering from cancer. The day is observed by the United Nations. Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and this year alone, nearly 9 million people will die of cancer, and left unchecked, the number of deaths will increase to 13.2 million per year by 2030. Globally, about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer. Read More...