DOHA: Rumailah Hospital and Mada (Qatar Assistive Technology Center) are helping to connect patients with a disability and those undergoing rehabilitation through an innovative partnership which will give them access to life-changing technology.
Mada, founded by ictQatar, and Rumailah Hospital yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will provide a wide range of services around the effective use of Assistive Technology to patients to enhance their quality of life and move them closer to independent living.
Under the agreement, patients will have easier access to assessment and training services from Mada, which form the cornerstone of the provision process for technologies that support the needs of people with different types of disabilities.
Around 60 patients — both paediatric and adults — are already benefiting from the agreement and the services have also been extended to the patients at Rumailah’s Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme.
The MoU was signed yesterday by Chief of the Continuing Care Group at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) Mahmoud Al Raisi and Chief Executive Officer of Mada David Banes. “The MoU will provide Assistive Technology (AT) services for patients at Rumailah Hospital and across HMC’s inpatient and outpatient facilities who meet the criteria,” said Al Raisi. “This agreement also provides for our staff who work in rehabilitation services to be trained to use and teach how to use these technologies. Access to assistive technologies is a vital part of rehabilitation and patient care.”
Patients who may benefit from AT will be evaluated by both the Rumailah rehabilitation team and a group of AT specialists at Mada to ensure they have access to the technology that can best assist them.
“Through the use of Assistive Technology, people with different needs and abilities will be able to connect to the digital world and enjoy a world of opportunities offered by ICT in a way that is accessible and comfortable,” said Banes.
The Peninsula
