Doha, November 06 (QNA) - Chairperson of Qatar Family and Community Medicine Society Dr. Samya Al Abdullah stressed the importance of consolidating the concept of community volunteer work through working with professional associations and giving another dimension to the humanitarian message carried by the doctor, indicating that the Qatar Family and Community Medicine Society is the latest non-profit professional association to fall under the Qatar Medical Association.
In special remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Dr. Al Abdullah said that the association's mission is to provide support and leadership and enhance the general status of family and community medicine specialists, and represent doctors in international conferences and meetings aimed at raising the professional quality standards of healthcare in the State of Qatar. She noted that the formation of the association was announced after the official approval of its establishment by the department of private associations and institutions of the Ministry of Social Development and Family, while its founding board of directors includes seven Qatari doctors.
She pointed out that the most prominent goals of the association are to contribute to the growth and development of family and community medicine services provided in the State of Qatar, in cooperation with other health institutions, and to work to implement the family medicine program in all primary healthcare facilities in the country, in addition to raising the performance rates of family and community doctors to support providing comprehensive and integrated medical care in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030, and exchanging information and professional experiences in the fields of family and community medicine inside and outside the country.
Dr. Al Abdullah called on all doctors specialized in family and community medicine in the State of Qatar to join this association and enrich its community activity, as it will be a forum for doctors from various health and medical institutions, whether from the government or private sector.
In her remarks to QNA, she indicated that the doctor does not diagnose and treat diseases as much as he is a person who bears the responsibility of raising awareness and spreading a sound health culture to prevent diseases and improve the general health of members of society by international standards based on scientific evidence.
She pointed out the importance of family and community medicine specializations in the State of Qatar as family medicine provides primary diagnostic and therapeutic health services to the public, while the role of community medicine is prevention through a group of programs and services that devote early detection of diseases, methods of preventing them, and preventing their complications.
In turn, Vice-Chairman of Qatar Family and Community Medicine Society Dr. Mona Taher stressed the importance of volunteer work and its positive impact on various characteristics of community awareness of aspects of public health.
She indicated that the association aims to contribute to the management of various national crises, events, and activities in coordination with the concerned authorities, in addition to encouraging scientific research in the health sector inside and outside the State of Qatar through exchanging experiences, holding scientific conferences and workshops, presenting joint research papers, contributing an effective role in the field of public health, and spreading awareness and health education.
For her part, Secretary-General of Qatar Family and Community Medicine Society Dr. Maryam Al Emadi stressed to QNA the importance of doctors investing in these connections in order to launch channels of constructive communication with society in all its categories.
She pointed out that the rich diversity in the specialty of family and community medicine provides the association with diversity, integration, and a multiplicity of activities and events, while also opening the door for all family and community doctors to enter the field of volunteer work in the association.
Meanwhile, director of public relations and communication committee at Qatar Family and Community Medicine Society Dr. Anis Al Yafei indicated that the association is in the process of preparing community programs and activities for the public and specialized scientific forums that seek to raise the doctor's competence in the specializations of family and community medicine.
He pointed out that the doctor's humanitarian mission requires them to interact with society, educate the target groups, and keep up with the events that take place or are hosted by the state during the year. He indicated that the doctor's mission is not limited to the daily professional duty within the corridors of health centers and hospitals, but rather a sublime message that includes the entire society. (QNA)