Officials and participants during the workshop.
Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has recently conducted its fourth training workshop for practising physicians and specialists from various medical disciplines, focusing on the core services of occupational health.
The session was held at the Itqan Clinical Simulation and Innovation Centre at Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City (HBKMC).
The workshop is part of the Ministry’s commitment to strengthening occupational and environmental health services across all sectors, with the aim of enhancing the health and safety standards for workers in both the public and private sectors in Qatar.
The primary objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of physicians working in primary healthcare and to enhance their knowledge in the field of occupational health.
This is intended to raise the quality of services provided, improve prevention efforts, and enhance the management of work-related diseases and occupational accidents.
Approximately 40 physicians participated in the workshop, including those from the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Workers’ Health Centres under the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), as well as physicians from various government institutions and companies.
The workshop was delivered by six consultants and specialists in occupational and industrial medicine from the Ministry of Public Health, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), and QatarEnergy.
In his opening remarks, Dr Mohammed Ali Al-Hajjaj, Head of the Occupational Health Section at the Ministry of Public Health, emphasised the importance of collaboration between different entities to achieve occupational health goals.
He highlighted that occupational hazards and work-related injuries remain a significant global challenge, calling for continued efforts to reduce them, especially in high-risk work environments.
Dr Al-Hajjaj explained that this workshop is a continuation of a series of training sessions held between 2022 and 2024, which have benefited approximately 110 physicians from a range of institutions.
These efforts aim to ensure that workplaces in Qatar are free from occupational diseases, injuries, and fatalities.
He highlighted that the workshop addressed key topics, including the fundamentals of occupational medicine, injury prevention skills, strategies for mitigating risks in the workplace, and the implementation of workplace health promotion programmes.
He affirmed that the workshop forms part of an ongoing training plan, with intensive courses scheduled over the coming years.
Dr Al-Hajjaj also confirmed that the final version of the advanced programme on the fundamentals of occupational and environmental health has been completed.
