• Some people have lauded the idea of opening a 24-hour call centre for answering people’s queries about health services in different hospitals.
• There are complaints about delays in grant of housing loans to a number of Qatari women, who say they applied three years ago and got approval for their loan, despite which the authority concerned has not taken practical action. This delay will affect those who applied later as they will need to wait for a similar period.
• Some Qatar University students are demanding that the University administration stop discriminating between Qatari students by giving some of them allowances of up to QR7,000 per month while others are denied any money. They say all should be treated equally as the allowances are for the benefit of the students.
• It has been suggested that the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, in collaboration with other ministries and state institutions, publish booklets to raise awareness among expatriate workers about laws related to their entry, exit, residence and sponsorship, and other relevant rules.
• There is talk about the second phase of the health insurance scheme, which will include all Qataris and start by the end of April 2014, as announced by the National Company for Health and Social Insurance.
• There is talk about the decision by the Independent schools bureau at the Supreme of Education Council to resume the morning flag ceremony in schools, which was suspended a few months ago following the detection of some coronavirus cases in the country.
• Some people have criticised the drainage network, especially in new projects such as the Salwa Road underpasses, one of which has been closed because of flooding caused by rains.
