The routine appointments at HMC can be over 6 months into the future, just to see the doctor. If surgery or other medical intervention is required, you have to wait a few more months to see the next specialist.
And as for the private clinics, for many procedures it is cheaper to buy a return ticket to another country, undergo the procedure, spend a week in a hotel to recover, and then fly home.
The fact is that more and more Qataris are travelling to other countries to undergo medical treatment, and at great expense to the country.
In 2009, some 950 citizens sought treatment abroad to the tune of $137.3 million (QR500 million). And in 2010, Supreme Council of Health figures showed a total of $214.2 million (QR780m) was spent on nearly 3,000 citizens who traveled abroad for treatment.
Keep in mind that when a national travels overseas for medical treatment, he is entitled to take his family with him. Would you go to Hamad Hospital when you have the option of going to Germany with your family for an all expenses paid trip?
The routine appointments at HMC can be over 6 months into the future, just to see the doctor. If surgery or other medical intervention is required, you have to wait a few more months to see the next specialist.
And as for the private clinics, for many procedures it is cheaper to buy a return ticket to another country, undergo the procedure, spend a week in a hotel to recover, and then fly home.
The fact is that more and more Qataris are travelling to other countries to undergo medical treatment, and at great expense to the country.
In 2009, some 950 citizens sought treatment abroad to the tune of $137.3 million (QR500 million). And in 2010, Supreme Council of Health figures showed a total of $214.2 million (QR780m) was spent on nearly 3,000 citizens who traveled abroad for treatment.
Keep in mind that when a national travels overseas for medical treatment, he is entitled to take his family with him. Would you go to Hamad Hospital when you have the option of going to Germany with your family for an all expenses paid trip?