Responsibilities
The IMAO is responsible for clinical approvals of requests for treatment abroad from HMC and also for establishing and maintaining HMC International Clinical Partnership arrangements, which includes HMC’s international visiting consultant program. During the first year the office has been able to review all existing partnership arrangements and where appropriate these have either been extended or terminated, depending upon the circumstances and whether benefits to patients have been achieved. Whilst the achievements of the first year have been significant, the year ahead presents a new set of challenges and opportunities, as the IMAO works more closely with the Supreme Council of Health to unify the Treatment Abroad Program and achieve the goals set out in the National Health Strategy (NHS) of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
