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In response to the global state of alert and the evolving nature of the disease, HMC has commenced practical measures to prevent the spread of the A (H1N1) flue in Qatar. The corporation supported the provision of:
1. Screening points for case
identification including sampling,
testing and management
2. Sampling and testing equipments.
3. Infection control measures in
community and health care settings
that includes the provision of
masks.
4. The establishment of Pandemic
preparedness subcommittee
5. HGH based hotline for the general
public
The following screening points
have been established:
Port of entry
• Doha airport
• Al-Meena (Doha Port)
• Abu-Samra border control
Centre of care
• Emergency department at Hamad
general hospital
• Emergency department at Al Khor
hospital
• Paediatric Emergency Centre (PEC)
• Al-Gharafa centre
• Al-Wakra (ED) walk in clinic
Access point (primary health
centres)
• Abu-Bakr health centre
• West Bay health centre
• Old Airport health centre
Above centers / hospitals provide
different level of care and
management plan subject to available
resources. The following are the
available services at each point:
• Clinical assessment
• Influenza rapid testing (IRT)
• Antiviral (Tamiflu)
• CXR when indicated
• Observation facility when
indicated
• In-patient treatment for more
severe cases.
Paediatric Emergency centre (PEC):
Patients upto the age of 14 who test
positive for Influenza A will be
commenced on antiviral treatment and
transferred to the PEC for further
management. In the event of
difficult swabbing and sampling of
young children who are suspected
cases, refer to PEC for sampling and
testing.
The PEC team advised us that their
preferred option for sampling method
is the use of nasopharangeal mucus
aspiration. Details of the method is
given below.
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