At the recent World Innovation Summit for Health in Qatar, medical experts and innovators gathered to discuss new medical challenges and advancements.

Stage 1 of Qatar’s National Health Insurance Scheme has seen success, offering free coverage for women’s health services at public and private hospitals.

Mashreq Qatar, the Doha-based arm of one of the MENA region’s leading financial institutions, has this week launched a new critical illness cover policy, titled Wealthcare Insurance, in partnership with MetLife Alico. With the local economy set to continue growing, Mashreq Qatar has been committed to providing enhanced wealth management services for clients in the Emirates and this new insurance…

Over the weekend, Qatar Telecom (Qtel) signed a major insurance contract with SEIB Insurance Company for Directors and Officers Liability Insurance coverage. The deal will cover an estimated US$600 million in net liabilities and represents one of the largest insurance contracts ever agreed upon for a singular entity. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, Chief Executive…

On April 3rd, 2011, Qatar unveiled their ambitious National Health Strategy 2011-16 (NHS). The six year plan is designed to transform Qatar’s existing medical infrastructure into a comprehensive and integrated world-class healthcare system, accessible to all, that will generate the positive health outcomes set about in the development plan named Qatar National Vision 2030. The strategy was the result…

A senior advisor from Qatar’s top health advisory body, the Supreme Council of Health, has announced that a broad national health insurance system with universal access for both citizens and visitors will be operable within the next 3 to 4 years.

Qatar’s Supreme Council of Health (SCH) was established by an Emir decree in 2005. The Council replaced both the former National Health Authority…

Furthering their strategic alliance in the Middle East, Standard Chartered and Allianz Takaful have signed a five year agreement to sell Allianz Takaful's insurance products through Standard Chartered Bank in Qatar. In April this year, the two companies came to an agreement over