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Doha Today

Media Scan March 20, 2013

Published: 19 Mar 2013 - 11:09 pm | Last Updated: 03 Feb 2022 - 01:47 pm

Suggestion to build a subway linking Hamad Hospital with an open area next to Lulu Center to address the shortage of parking space at the hospital. People can park their cars in the ground and go to the hospital via the subway. 

Demand from the authorities concerned for raising students’ awareness about diabetes and launch of a diabetes prevention programme for them.

Demand to monitor handling of mineral water bottles, which are transported and stored in poor conditions in malls and other shops. 

Complaints about companies and individuals discarding old tyres on the streets in Industrial Area.

Questions about partial opening of tunnels on Salwa Road, with only lanes leading to Industrial Area open, not those leading to Doha. 

Talk about Qatar University recruiting more than 200 teaching staff locally and from abroad to fill vacancies during the current academic year.

Discussion about an official statement denying any unemployment in Qatar, with locals saying the problem is early retirements.

Demand for tight monitoring of toys sold in the country, since many of them do not meet safety requirements.

Questions about the decision to open private laboratories for medical tests, as the Medical Commission is crowded. 

Unconfirmed report about a plan to hike salaries of HMC employees in different fields of specialisation.