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WISH And Children’s National Hospital Address Autism Needs In Qatar
Thursday, 24 October 2019
US health experts have met Qatari healthcare organizations with the aim of helping to drive Qatar’s blueprint for tackling autism, at a two-day meeting organized by the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH). Representatives from the Children’s National Hospital – the premier provider of pediatric services in Washington D.C. – paid a working visit to
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WISH Convenes First Meeting Of Policy Steering Committee Ahead Of WISH 2020 Global Summit
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), recently convened the first meeting of the WISH 2020 Policy Steering Committee, bringing together senior officials from key stakeholders in the local healthcare sector. The Policy Steering Committee will act as a local advisory board for WISH 2020, proactively promoting issues that
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WISH Presents Research At 8th International Patient Safety Conference In India
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), presented research findings from its report titled, Transforming Patient Safety: A Sector-Wide Systems Approach, at the 8th International Patient Safety Conference 2019. WISH was also one of the knowledge partners for the event, which was held in Hyderabad, India, from September 13-14.
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Award-Winning Humanitarian A Photographer Giles Duley To Engage Local Community In Qatar
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) – an initiative of Qatar Foundation – is bringing award-winning British photographer Giles Duley to Doha as part of a WISH-curated art exhibition currently on display at the Fire Station. The exhibition – titled Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World – explores the relationship between art and health,
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WISH Helps Produce First-Ever Arabic Manual For Doctors Treating Children Injured By Explosives In War Zones
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has published an Arabic version of a manual aimed at providing emergency care for children suffering from blast injuries. The Arabic version of the Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual was launched during the opening of a WISH-curated exhibition at Qatar Museum’s Fire
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WISH To Host Art Exhibition Exploring The Relationship Between Art And Health In Conflict Zones
Saturday, 12 October 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, is set to host an art exhibition – titled Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World – at the Fire Station from October 2-27 The exhibition will explore the relationship between art and health, showcasing work by Giles Duley, an award-winning British documentary photographer,
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WISH Arranges For NU-Q Students To Participate In Mental Health Journalism Program In US
Saturday, 12 October 2019
Two students from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) – a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university – have been selected to be student scholars of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism Program. They will travel to The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, to join established journalists from around the world for a series of
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WISH To Co-Host Symposium In Rome To Seek Ways Of Enhancing Relationship Between Religion And Medical Ethics
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), and the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life have announced a joint symposium titled ‘Religion and Medical Ethics: Palliative Care and the Mental Health of the Elderly’, to be held in Rome from December 11-12, 2019. The first day of the symposium will
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Artistic dimensions to a healthier world
Sunday, 01 September 2019
Exhibition: Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World October 2 – 27, 2019 An exhibition, curated by WISH, that looks at the interrelationship between art and promotion of health and wellbeing, as well as shines a spotlight on healthcare issues that were raised at WISH 2018. The exhibition set to take place at the Fire Station,
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