The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) is the gold sponsor of the 1st Gulf Metrology Forum (GMF) and Exhibition, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announces.

The forum is organised in collaboration with Qatar’s Ministry of Environment, the GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) and GULFMET with the support of Qatar’s Minister of Environment Ahmad bin Amer Al-Hemaidi.

It will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Doha, Qatar on Dec. 14 and 15.

Mariam Ali Abdulmalik, MD, PHCC, said: “The 1st GMF is an important opportunity for the corporation to be acquainted with the latest developments in the field of calibration and measurement, particularly relating to the health care sector. PHCC constantly endeavors to improve health care services and achieve comprehensive person-centered health care physically, mentally and socially. The corporation seeks to offer adequate health care services in line with international standards.”

GOIC Secretary General Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al-Ageel commended the PHCC for its decision to sponsor the 1st GMF. He underlined the important role of PHCC in boosting health care in Qatar and praised it for offering high-quality services to nationals and residents.

In this regard, Qatar took its first steps in establishing a primary health care system and started to provide health care services through a range of clinics as early as 1954. In 1978, the Ministry of Health developed a comprehensive project to offer primary health care services via nine health centers throughout the country.

Today, PHCC deploys serious efforts through 21 primary health care centers distributed into three regions namely central, western and northern.