Tribune News Network
Doha
Chairman and Founder of Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Jabor Al Thani visited Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Centre of the USA. The visit followed his participation in the World Cancer Leaders’ Summit 2023.
On his visit, he was welcomed by Houston Methodist Global Health Care Services President and CEO Cathy Easter, Global & Platinum Patient Services Vice President Summer Dajani, Global Development Vice President José Núñez, and Houston Methodist Global Health Care Services Senior Country Manager in Qatar and Saudi Arabia Najla Al Hudaib. They discussed the ongoing collaboration and plans to further develop and expand the strategic partnership between Houston Methodist and QCS.
"We are honoured to welcome Dr. Sheikh Al Thani to Houston Methodist Hospital. This visit reflects our strategic partnership with Qatar Cancer Society and cements our commitment to enhancing health care delivery and collaboration in Qatar,” said Cathy Easter.
Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Jabor Al Thani praised the Houston Methodist’s health care efforts and support and emphasised the importance of such visits for the QCS’s ongoing efforts to learn about global experiences and trends in fighting cancer, to help develop its programs and strategic plans through the exchange of professional practices and visions among specialists in the field and be of greater service to the Qatari Society and all stakeholders.
He praised the efforts of the State of Qatar in caring for cancer patients. He thanked the State of Qatar’s Consul General Sheikha Tamador bint Abdulrahman Al Thani in Houston, for her efforts in caring for Qatari citizens receiving treatment in Houston. During a tour of Houston Methodist Hospital, Dr. Sheikh Al Thani met Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Centre Director Dr. Jenny Chang, and Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Section Chief Dr. Maen Abdelrahim. They discussed innovations in cancer care and the services provided to patients visiting from Qatar and the region. He also visited and checked on Qatari patients receiving treatment at Houston Methodist Hospital.
The visit comes in line with the MoU signed by QCS and Houston Methodist in April this year, to advance the ongoing collaboration between the two sides to provide the best healthcare services and to support the Society’s efforts to raise awareness about cancer, and support and empower patients in Qatar, and to advance scientific research opportunities in the field.
He indicated that the agreement between the two parties provides an opportunity to build close partnerships to spread awareness and contribute to providing health and humanitarian services to cancer patients.