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Ministry relaunches Ramadan health website
F
or the third year in a row, the Healthcare
Communications Committee at the
Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has
relaunched its website dedicated to helping
the public stay healthy during Ramadan.
The Ramadan Health website is Qatar’s
first online resource concerned with health
and wellness during the holy month,
and a mobile app concerned with health
awareness named Qatar Health has also
been launched. combined health and wellness expertise
and knowledge of the MoPH, HMC, and the
Primary Health Care Corporation.
Ali Abdullah al-Khater, Chairman of the
Healthcare Communications Committee
and Chief Communications Officer at
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), said
the website provides the public with the He said it provides information about
common health complications that can
arise during the month of Ramadan and
added that the new app will improve the
user experience, making the information
easier to access.
“Ramadan provides an opportunity to focus
on a balanced and healthy lifestyle. However,
there can be health issues related to fasting
and we understand that members of the
public have questions and concerns.
“The Ramadan Health website and
companion app contain important
information about healthy eating, physical
exercise, and other strategies for staying well
during Ramadan,” said Al Khater.
The mobile app can also be downloaded for
devices operated using Android or iOS.
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MOTC hosts awareness session on Oracle
software licensing
T
he Ministry of Transport and
Communications in Qatar has hosted
a number of government entities at an
awareness session focusing on installing,
upgrading and licensing Oracle software
and products.
The technical event was attended by at least
50 specialists and senior staff from multiple
government entities.
It tackled the different techniques of how
to license Oracle products and software on
top of different infrastructure and virtualised
environments and clouds.
Participants also learnt about Oracle licensing
measurement tools and using them to
evaluate Oracle Install Base in the work
environment. With technology now indivisible
from business strategy, the workshop also
investigated the importance of ensuring
every effort is taken to improve the use of
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IT resources, reduce cost and risk, and put in
place the capabilities to overcome any form
of disruption. The session is the first of its
kind that Oracle LMS has conducted in the
Middle East. It will be followed by site visits for
one-on-one meetings and discussions with
some government entities to understand their
needs and resolve their licensing challenges.
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