The Qatar University’s Scientific Accounting Association (SAA) is organising a series of workshops and courses in November, designed to contribute to the improvement in performance level of accountants and auditors in the country.

A Turkish firm is to help Mowasalat to improve its operational control and quality control. Speaking on the sidelines of the UTIP Congress yesterday, business development director Ahmed al-Ansari said the transport firm was looking for a solution backed by efficient business process and industry standard technologies to provide information about operations, vehicles and drivers.

As part of its efforts to improve processes and reduce waiting time in its hospitals, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched a new fixed-time appointment system and booking centre.

Charlotte di Vita describes herself as a “social, serial entrepreneur.” Having spent time living and working the world over, running foundations and organisations committed to sustainable employment and fair trade – and enjoying huge success while doing so – this would seem to be a fairly accurate description.

Hundreds of delegates are to attend the 4th Annual Meeting of the GCC Centre for Infection Control, and Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)/Centres for Diseases Control (CDC) training course, being held for the first time in Qatar from November 9-13.

Speakers at the UTIP Congress, organised by Mowasalat, have stressed the need for Metro rail and similar systems in cities of the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) facing traffic congestion. The meet was held at Grand Hyatt Hotel yesterday.

The National Committee assigned for preparing the State’s Human Rights Report for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council has compiled the report and is working to get the final official nod.

Fosa-Qatar, an association of former students of Farook College in India’s Kerala state, is conducting a survey on the quality of education in Indian schools in Qatar. The survey is open to the members of the Indian community, a press release said yesterday.

Domestic liberalisation in the aviation industry has brought in large benefits to the MENA region. The liberalisation has benefited all the major stakeholders of the industry, including passengers, airline companies and employees as well, said Dr Majdi Sabri, Vice President-MENA, IATA.

Qatar has embarked on the development of a world-class bio-medical research hub that addresses significant health challenges in the region.