Doha, Qatar: In an ambitious stride towards advancing cancer care, Qatar has unveiled plans to establish a state-of-the-art comprehensive cancer centre.
With remarkable advancements in cancer care over the past decade, this initiative aims to propel the nation’s commitment to ensuring top-tier medical services for all.
The new ultra-specialised comprehensive cancer centre will provide cancer care to citizens, residents, and patients from overseas who wish to have their cancer treatment in Qatar.
The chapter on ‘Quality Treatment and Ongoing Care’ of the Qatar Cancer Plan 2023-2026 outlines details about the new centre.
The chapter authored by the Medical Director of Hamad Medical Corporation’s National Centre for Cancer Care and Research and Chairman of corporate cancer services, Dr. Mohamed Salem Al Hassan, says, “Centralising care into a new comprehensive cancer centre will raise the profile of and confidence in, cancer services in the country, thus having a direct impact on patient care, outcomes and expenditure across the country.
“The need for a new comprehensive cancer centre has been discussed for some time. There is now a compelling case that such a centre is required to maintain and accelerate excellence in cancer care for the people of Qatar.”
Aligned with the Qatar Cancer Plan 2023-2026 Great care and consideration have been taken into account for the design of the new cancer centre; HMC has engaged world-class architects and engineers architects and engineers on a global scale, fostering a close partnership with HMC clinicians in designing the facility.
The aim was to conceive a cutting-edge tower that anticipates future demands stemming from projected population growth and accommodates the expected rise in annual cancer diagnoses.
The new comprehensive cancer centre will use the latest cancer treatment technologies, including proton beam therapy, to achieve the best clinical outcomes. The new comprehensive cancer center will also provide various amenities to patients, their careers, and their families.
It will also integrate the translation of research activities alongside world-class clinical care, ensuring that patients in Qatar receive a standard of care as good as any in the world and better than any in the region.
Qatar Cancer Plan 2023-2026 also emphasises the need to build on the incredible progress made in cancer care over the last decade and maintain momentum to ensure that everyone in Qatar has access to world-class care; the continued focus is required to expand capacity and capability to offer services. It says that to ensure resources are well utilised, it is crucial to ensure that screening services are detecting cases early and accurately.
