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breAkthroUGh reGeNerAtive therAPy For NeWborNS tor of HMC. This close cooperation will facilitate the treatment of children who suffer from urea cycle disorders, which is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of enzymes in the urea cycle responsible for removing ammonia from the blood stream thereby cleaning it of toxins. Under the agreement, these children can be included faster into the liver cell therapy study programme.
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Dr Hanan Al-Kuwari, Managing Director of HMC
amad Medical Corporation (HMC) has partnered with the University Children’s Hospital in Heidelberg and German biotech company Cytonet Gmbh & Co. KG to establish an agreement to conduct the clinical trial SELICA (Safety and Efficacy of Liver Cell Application). The joint venture between HMC and the specialists in regenerative medicine
(Cytonet) was announced publicly following a launch event on October 11, which was held alongside a Newborn Screening Workshop. “This initiative is one of the many medical and healthcare projects we are working on that will raise the health standards in Qatar and lead to a better quality of life for our population,” commented Dr Hanan Al-Kuwari, Managing Direc-
CGC: AWArDS GALore
(L-R) CGCÕ s CFO Tawfeeq Salem and COO Anil Mahajan (1st & 2nd from left), receiving ISO certifications from Velosi's Sudhir Pandra and Terry Armes
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GC, one of the first IT, Telecom and Engineering solutions and services providers in Qatar, has achieved three international standard certifications covering its entire business domains. Besides attaining the Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Management System OHSAS 18001:2007, CGC also received recertification to the Quality Management System 14
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ISO 9001:2008. These three certifications cover CGC’s vast business portfolio, fully demonstrating its upgraded capabilities and increased commitment to best practices and principles as per international standards. “The certifications came as a result of CGC’s well defined approach and full adherence to quality, environment, occupational health and safety of their employees and stakeholders,” said Anil Mahajan, CEO, CGC.
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No heALth WithoUt meNtAL heALth Qatar marked World Mental Health Day on October 10 with a seminar on mental health at the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) premises.
Experts in the field addressed the gathering and spoke on various kinds of mental disorders and the factors that lead to these conditions. In his keynote address, Dr Mohammed Al-Thani, Director of Public Health at SCH said psychiatric health was essential to an individual to enable him perform his role in the society. Quoting the latest statistics from World Health Organisation (WHO), he said that more than 450 million people suffer from psychiatric disorders which result from socio economic, biological and environmental factors. Dr Tahir Shaltot, psychiatry consultant at the Hamad Medical Corporation spoke about the factors affecting the psychiatric health of an individual such as the lack of moral values, weakness of the personality, the low economic status and social pressures.
Qatar Today November 10
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