Cancer treatment centre to add facilities in Qatar

Qatar's only cancer treatment centre, Al Amal Hospital, has said it plans to add more facilities for patient care by the end of the year, the Peninsula has reported. The hospital is set to add an emergency department, an intensive care unit, and a bone marrow transplant lab with an operation theatre. 'The facilities are ready but we need to have more staff to meet the demands. The emergency section- Drop-in Clinics will be solely for cancer patients who need after working hours special care,' said Dr Mohammed Ussama Al Homsi, Consultant and Head, Haematology and Oncology Department, AAH.