Doha: The Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Hamad Medical Corporation, in cooperation with the International Obesity Federation, held the first National Obesity Workshop, "Challenges and Strategies for Prevention and Treatment".
The workshop was attended by a group of obesity experts from Hamad Medical Corporation, primary health care and the private sector, in addition to leaders from the Ministry of Public Health, the World Obesity Federation and obesity experts from the UK, Gulf countries, and Lebanon.
The workshop also witnessed extensive discussions on the national guidelines for the management of patients with obesity in adults and children, which were recently published on the website of the Ministry of Public Health in the State of Qatar and the best ways to implement them. The workshop also aimed to introduce the challenges facing health care providers in dealing with overweight patients and the complications of obesity.
The representative of the Ministry of Health also reviewed the guidelines set by the Ministry for the treatment of obesity in adults and children. These guidelines aim to unify obesity treatment plans in various health facilities in the State of Qatar, emphasizing the country's commitment to providing the best, safe and effective care in treatment and preventing obesity associated diseases, in line with what is stipulated in the national health strategy.
The workshop also underlined obesity in children and adolescents due to the increasing numbers of obesity cases in this age group who also are likely to suffer from health, social and mental challenges as a result of obesity which also stresses the importance of the service provided to this age group.
The leaders of clinical nutrition at Hamad Medical Corporation participated in the workshop. They reviewed the importance of a healthy balanced diet and stressed that the treatment of obesity requires integrated care based on adherence to a healthy balanced diet, in addition to changing the sedentary lifestyle and changing the unhealthy behavioral habits to include sports and daily physical activity to reach the best weight.
