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Abstract
The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader perspective. Qatar is considered as the wealthiest nation with a large number of foreign workers and has a financial capability to meet the healthcare need of the nation by means of extending its healthcare services and developing its infrastructure. However, the focus of healthcare associations in Qatar has been to screening the expatriates from the transmittable illnesses and providing general healthcare services to the residents. The healthcare associations in Qatar have significantly controlled the prevalence of communicable diseases, however, the increasing rate of non-communicable diseases is threatening and is found to be increasing the morbidity rate among the population. It is evident that obesity and diabetes mellitus are increasing significantly in the country due to inadequate eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. In this instance, Hamad Medical Corporation is suggested to incorporate the screening of the overall population for the diabetes mellitus provide them with the adequate educational and treatment interventions to address the at-risk prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the country. The strategic direction addressing the wellbeing of the community by means of educating them and screening them for the potential disease can help in enhancing their quality of life and can reduce the morbidity rate in an effective manner. Therefore, it can help Hamad Medical Corporation to address the healthcare need of the nation and remain responsive towards the prevailing healthcare concerns.
Keywords: Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Strategic Initiatives.
Introduction
Hamad Medical Cooperation
Hamad Medical Cooperation (HMC) accounts as the most prominent provider of healthcare services in Qatar. It is objectified to provide secondary and tertiary healthcare services and is also considered as the significant and largest provider of healthcare services in the Middle East. It is a non-profit organization and addresses the 90% need of the acute services by means of incorporating 8 hospitals. It also offers ambulance service and provides homebased healthcare services to the patients. The organization is highly focused towards enhancing the quality of healthcare by means of enhancing the healthcare expertise in terms of clinical care and enriching the context of research and medical education (HMC, 2017a).
Hamad Medical Cooperation was developed in the year 1979 by the Emiri decree and over the period of years, it has been providing the safest and effective healthcare services in the country. In the year 2016, HMC has acquired accreditation from the Joint Commission International and is found to be the first hospital in the world to account for the accreditation for all its hospitals. It eventually indicates the consistency in the quality of its healthcare services and makes it the most prestigious healthcare organization in Qatar. The organization is also found to be focused on innovation by means of incorporating research and offering quality medical education in order to enhance the extent of quality of the healthcare services (HMC, 2013).
The healthcare strategy of Qatar at the national level is objectified to address the healthcare concerns, mainly comprising of diabetes, mental health, organ transplantation and cancer. In this instance, Hamad Medical Cooperation has integrated the focus of its services to these specific areas in order to ensure that it addresses the healthcare needs at the national level. However, in order to meet the ever-increasing demand of healthcare services, the organization has been focused on enhancing the context of its infrastructure so that the access to the healthcare for the general population can be increased. The organization in inclined towards the status of healthcare in the country because it significantly enhances the extent of the development in the country (HMC, 2017a). The current paper aims to enlighten the situational analysis of the Hamad Medical Cooperation in order to determine the potential gaps that can be addressed by the strategic initiatives of the organization. In this instance, the current paper will provide the strategic recommendations and will enlighten the potential risks and a systematic means to evaluate the proposed strategy to the organization.
Historical Background
The context of healthcare services is considered highly standardized and effective in Qatar and the healthcare services for the citizens are ensured by means of the national healthcare scheme of the country. Similarly, the expatriates are provided with the healthcare services and insurance on account of their employers, whereas self-employed expatriates are required to purchase health insurance. It is estimated that Qatar has invested $5.2 billion in the year 2015 in the healthcare sector, whereas a significant increase in the healthcare investments has been observed since the year 2010 with the total investments of $2.1 billion (Kemp, 2015).
Hamad Medical Cooperation is considered as the most prominent healthcare provider in the country. The healthcare sector of the country incorporated significant development in the mid-1900s due to the acquisition of significant profits from the oil industry and hence, monetary benefits from the oil industry were utilized effectively to enrich and expand the healthcare sector. The country has been focused on developing its healthcare system as the best healthcare system in the world in accordance with its 2030 National Vision (Kemp, 2015).
It is implied that before the development of structured healthcare system in Qatar, the dearth in medical sciences provided by medical professionals was observed. Cauterization, herbal and cupping therapy were considered common in the country. The first hospital was developed in the year 1943 by Abdullah Bin Jassim in order to meet the need of healthcare services and provide the citizens with the modern and standard treatment. It resulted in the further development of a public hospital, i.e. Al Rumailah Hospital, whereas Khalifa Bin Hamad directed the profits from the oil industry to the healthcare sector, which resulted in strengthening the structure, quality and access of healthcare services to the general population (The Peninsula, 2016).
Current Performance
Hamad Medical Cooperation provides secondary and tertiary healthcare services and it is estimated that the extent of attendance among out-patients has been increased by 22% in the year 2012. In this instance, Hamad Medical Cooperation has increased 50% of the capacity of its operations to meet the ever-increasing demand of healthcare by means of introducing evening-clinics in 2012. Moreover, infrastructure expansion in addressing the prevalence of communicable diseases, geriatrics and diabetes has been significantly increased. Moreover, increase in the development of wound care and heart failure departments in the hospitals incorporated by the Hamad Medical Cooperation has been increased and a consistent level of growth in the attendance has been observed (HMC, 2015).
The prevalence of in-patient admissions are found to be increased by 27%, whereas the cardiac services are found to be transferred to the Heart hospital, due to the patients with cardiac diseases were found to be reduced in the Hamad Medical Cooperation. Moreover, therapy services are estimated to be increased by 8% by means of incorporating the Audiology School Program, which eventually increased the extent of monthly visits. Moreover, the overall visit number are found to be increased as a result of the initiation of evening-clinics and hence, walk-in patients are significantly increased in the year 2012 (Harvey Nash, 2017).
Situational Analysis
The situational analysis is objectified to enlighten and assess the external and internal environment of the organization. It helps in understanding the business environment, potential risks, opportunities and customers, which eventually helps in strategizing to ensure that the organization meets its objectives in an effective manner. Moreover, it also helps the organization to become invulnerable to the potential threats or changing industry dynamics and makes the organization highly responsive towards the industry demands and customer needs. The current paper will incorporate the PESTEL and SWOT analysis to address the objective of situational analysis in an effective manner.
PESTEL Analysis
The PESTEL analysis is considered as a strategic tool to analyze the microenvironment of the organization, which addresses the external components that effect the organization’s operations. It helps in tracking the changes in the external environment and helps the organization develop the adequate strategies in order to remain responsive and sustainable to the external environment. The PESTEL analysis for the Hamad Medical Cooperation has been conducted is discussed below:
Political
The government of Qatar has been providing free healthcare services to its citizens by means of extending the emergency treatment and life-saving treatment. These treatments also account for the immigrants in order to enhance their quality of life, whereas undocumented migrants are also provided with the similar healthcare benefits. The healthcare system of the country meets the standard incorporated by the World Health Organization, International Labor Organization, United Nations, Human-Rights Committee, Academia and Non-Government Organizations (HMC, 2013; SCH, 2013).
Qatar encountered with extensive growth in population, due to its growing economy and employment opportunities, in the year 2008, the government developed its 2030 Qatar National Vision that focuses on the long-term agenda for the social development. The government has been ambitious towards its agenda and in order to meet the context of its objective, the government has transitioned the health authority of the country into the Supreme Council of Health. In this manner, the government has centralized and restructured the decision-making process in the healthcare system (HMC, 2017c).
The Supreme Council of Health is responsible to regulate and monitor the healthcare system by means of addressing the healthcare concerns at the national level. It is focused to screen immigrants from the possible communicable diseases in order to ensure the wellbeing of its citizens (HMC, 2017b). It also addresses the prevalence of environmental health-tests and primary healthcare services that are provided privately in the country. The SCH also grants funds to the public healthcare organization and in this case, it provides the out-patient care and in-patient care by 27% and 75%, respectively. Similarly, it also regulates and provides financial assistance to the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners to improve the extent of accountability, effectiveness and competency of the healthcare professionals at the national level since the year 2013 (HMC, 2013).
Economic
The gross domestic product of Qatar accounted for $203.2 billion in the year 2013, whereas per capita GDP accounts for $278.8 billion. The inflation rate of the country is 3.57%, whereas the interest rate accounts for 4.5% (Statista, 2016a). Qatar has been considered as a prominent country in the oil industry and the country has experienced enormous economic growth which has increased the buying power of its citizens. Moreover, Qatar is ranked highest in terms of the disposable income in the Middle East, which eventually indicates that its residents have the potential to focus and spend on healthcare services (McGinley, 2012). However, the healthcare services for its citizens is free, but the immigrants are self-employed migrants have the adequate disposable income to ensure that they address their healthcare needs in an effective manner (HMC, 2013).
The purchasing power in Qatar accounts for the migrants’ ability to purchase healthcare insurance, which eventually ensures that the healthcare services are being provided to all its residents. The country is considered as one of the richest countries in the world, which eventually increases the expectations from the standard of healthcare services in the country. The government has been utilization a significant amount of GDP in extending the services of healthcare organizations to meet the healthcare needs of its residents (Allianz, 2017).
Social
The overall population in Qatar accounts for 2.169 million, out of which 92% residents are located in the city of Doha due to the prevalence of extreme urbanization. Moreover, expatriate workers account for the 90% of the total population and are considered as the semi-permanent residents in the country. In this instance, Indian community is considered as the largest community with the population of 545,000 residents, whereas the over population has been divided among Bedouins, Africans and Hadar, out of which Bedouins are found to be the descendants from the Arabian nomads, whereas Hadar accounts from the residents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (Statista, 2017).
Qatar is found to has the second highest number of immigrants in the world, which eventually indicates the prevalence of cultural amalgamation. The overall population has a majority of male group on account of employment opportunities. The higher-risk occupations are also encompassed by the male group, which eventually increases the risk of workplace accidents among the blue-collar workers. It is estimated that the population of Qatar accounts for the sex-ratio of 3.29 males per female, which eventually indicates the prevalence of a higher sex ratio among men. It has been observed that the blue-collar workers are at a higher risk of occupational accidents and hindered hygiene and healthcare behavior, which eventually makes them at a higher risk of developing diseases. It is also implied that blue-collar expatriates tend to seek healthcare services lower than the national citizens (Pallot, 2014).
In this instance, the number of expatriates is objectified to be increase by half and by third by the year 2018 and 2033, respectively. It eventually indicates the extensive need of remodeling the healthcare structure in such manner that it focuses on the healthcare need of expatriates and implements and extensive screening program for the expatriates. Moreover, considering the higher rates of on-site accidents at workplace, the government is also required to develop on-site emergency services to address the wellbeing of expatriate workers in an effective manner. The lifestyle in Qatar is sedentary due to the prevalence of urban culture and hence, Qatar is found to have a higher rate of non-communicable diseases. The population of Qatar is not aging and hence, the need for addressing the prevalence of non-communicable diseases prevails (HMC, 2013).
Technological
The country has been highly dependent on the oil and gas industry and due to the highest GDP of the country, the government has extensive resources to invest in innovation and technology. In this instance, automation prevails at a higher extent, however, IT industry is undermined but is proven to be better than many countries. In Qatar, the IT industry is found to be the fastest growing industry, which eventually indicates extensive potential for growth in this industry. The extent of innovation has been remained sustainable over the last 10 years, which indicates continuous growth in it. Moreover, the healthcare system is found to be equipped with the most innovative and best practices incorporated by the IT services and tend to have the sophisticated means of software and hardware facilities (Gray, 2013).
The public hospitals are found to be equipped with the state-of-the-art infrastructure, which includes MRI machines, advanced operation theatres and automated procession in laboratories. It has been implied that the quality care is dependent on information supporting services and hence, digitization of healthcare system is exclusively observed in Qatar. The implementation of electronic health record has been observed, known as Clinical Information System (CIS) and this system is objectified to ensure the prevalence of electronic medical records to ensure the efficiency in the healthcare system. However, the healthcare system lacks the effective electronic design and competency to utilize the digitization in the hospitals in an effective manner (Kheir and Fahey, 2011).
Environmental
Qatar is found to be at the risk of environmental challenges due to the industrial pollution and noise pollution. The waste material from the oil industry has been expelled into the sea, which eventually causes environmental threats and the risk of polluting nation’s water reserves is also high (Seed, 2015). Similarly, extensive use of fertilizers has also endangered the agriculture and has resulted in the desertification of land. In the context of healthcare, extensive use of technology and waste material from medial processes is also considered to be contributing in increasing the carbon impact. In this instance, sustainable practices are developed that ensure that the patient care has been provided while addressing the environmental challenges in an effective manner (Bosch and Pearce, 2003).
Legal
Qatar follows the Shariah law and has been controlled by the Emir of the country. The Islamic law incorporates the Islamic way of life and code of conduct. However, Qatar is found to be inclined towards the adoption of liberal laws due to globalization and a higher number of expatriates and cultural amalgamation in the country (El-Gamal, 2003). In accordance with the healthcare services, the healthcare sector has been promoted to address the wellbeing of the community and all the members of the community regardless of their social status and nationality are provided with the healthcare services in an effective manner. The employers are eligible to provide healthcare insurance to the expatriates in order to ensure that the rights related to the equal healthcare are provided to the expatriates (Scharfenort, 2012).
SWOT Analysis
The SWOT Analysis is conducted to enlighten the internal strengths and weaknesses of the organization and determine the external threats and opportunities. These findings help the analysts to develop long-term and short-term strategies to ensure the long-term sustenance of the organization. The SWOT Analysis for Hamad Medical Corporation has been discussed below:
Strengths
The Hamad Medical Corporation has the capacity to address the need of the country’s residents in an effective manner. The organization has been equipped with the state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment to provide quality healthcare services to the patients. The organization possess 8 healthcare facilities that offer general and specialized healthcare services to the residents, and also offers home-care services as an extended means of services. The government has extensive resources to invest in the healthcare sector, as the Hamad Medical Corporation accounts as a public organization, it has access to the excessive investments by the government. The focus on research and development of healthcare professionals is also observed due to the prevalence of academic development and research in the healthcare department (HMC, 2015).
Weaknesses
The Hamad Medical Corporation lacks the efficient means of information technology in the administration process. Moreover, the healthcare professionals are found to have extensive competency in their primary functions, however, they lack the adequate technological skills to ensure that they will be compliant with the electronic medical records. The major weakness also accounts for the fact that the current capacity is unable to meet the effective means of screening expatriates from the communicable diseases as the number of expatriates is estimated to be increased over the period of years. Moreover, lack of ability to address the non-communicable diseases among the residents has been observed. Currently, the population of Hamad Medical Corporation does not account for aging population, however, no long-term plans for the development of hospice or elderly care have been observed. Moreover, educational initiatives for the education of general population about the adoption of healthy lifestyle are also found to be missing which eventually increases the risk for the development of non-communicable diseases (HMC, 2015).
Opportunities
The enormous growth in GDP, facilitation of Hamad Medical Corporation with the international authorities and favorable prospects for the expatriates increases the country’s ability to attract and retain the healthcare professionals to address the ever-increasing demand of healthcare. Moreover, growth in the IT industry also indicates the prevalence of digitization and adequate automation in the near future. The increasing focus of government towards sustainability and available financial resources provides the healthcare organization with the ability to enhance the context of their operations and implement the innovative technology and work practices to meet the need of healthcare services (SCH, 2013).
Threats
The increasing rate of non-communicable diseases are considered as a major threat for the healthcare institutions because it indicates the increase in demand of healthcare services and can reduce the focus of the healthcare institution from the communicable diseases and screening of expatriates. The non-communicable diseases are considered as a consequence of sedentary lifestyle which increases the accountability of healthcare institutions to focus on the educational aspects of general population regarding the development of healthy lifestyle rather than only focusing on curing the non-communicable diseases from the community (HMC, 2013).
Objective
In accordance with the situational analysis, the following objective for the Hamad Medical Corporation are developed to address the healthcare need of the country:
Strategic Recommendations
The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases like Diabetes Mellitus are considered prominent in Qatar. Similarly, Diabetes Mellitus is also found to be the antecedent of several chronic diseases like cardiac diseases, hypertension, eye diseases and kidney failure, which eventually increases the morbidity rate in the country. The sedentary lifestyle and inadequate eating habits are considered as the major cause of diabetes mellitus due to which it is required to be addressed in an effective manner. The increased risk of occurrence of diabetes mellitus among the local population is threatening as it can increase the need of healthcare services and can significantly reduce the quality of life of the individuals. It is estimated that 17% adults are diagnosed with the diabetes mellitus and it is required that these patients are provided with the adequate knowledge about managing their medical condition. Similarly, the individuals at-risk of developing diabetes mellitus are also required to be provided with the adequate knowledge based interventions to develop a healthy lifestyle (Bener et al., 2009).
Obesity is found to be directly related with the occurrence of diabetes mellitus and it has been estimated that 44% men and 55% women in Qatar are obese. It eventually indicates the at-risk prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the general population that can further develop chronic diseases followed by the diabetes mellitus. In this instance, Qatar is considered as the 4th fattest country with the increasing rate of obesity at 5%. In this instance, BMI is considered as an adequate and reliable measure to determine the at-risk population for the occurrence of diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the state-wide program for determining the BMI of the local population and immigrants can be effective in determining the at-risk population. BMI helps in determining the prevalence of excessive body fat on the basis of weight and height, and scholars have indicated the direct relation between high BMI and diabetes mellitus (Bener et al., 2009b).
Moreover, Type I Diabetes Mellitus can be diagnosed with the Glycated Hemoglobin (AIC) test that helps in determining the average level of blood glucose level by means of determining the extent or percentage of blood glucose attached with the red blood cells. Therefore, it is recommended that the state-wide screening of at-risk individuals with diabetes mellitus is incorporated to enhance their quality of life. In this instance, the hospitals tend to have the patient’s data on the basis of their vitals and general measurement and hence, this data can be used for identifying the BMI of individuals to predict the prevalence of diabetes mellitus. Similarly, the patients who visit regularly can also be screened based on their recent measurement of height and weight and can be screened as either high-risk or low-risk individuals for the occurrence of diabetes mellitus (Bener et al., 2009c).
The patients with a history of diabetes mellitus can also be recommended by their respective physicians for AIC test in order to determine the at-risk prevalence of diabetes mellitus. The identification of high-risk and low-risk prevalence of the disease can help the healthcare practitioners to carry out the treatment and prevention process. In this instance, the individuals with high-risk prevalence of diabetes mellitus can be provided with the adequate medications and treatment to reduce the risk of the developing disease. Similarly, it can help in diagnosing diabetes mellitus in the early stage and hence, it can help in addressing their healthcare concerns in an effective manner. Moreover, early diagnosis and treatment can significantly reduce the risk of developing other chronic diseases like cardiac and eye diseases as a consequence of diabetes mellitus (Bener et al., 2013).
The individuals at low-risk of diabetes mellitus and the individuals who are obese can be provided with the adequate diet plans by their physicians. Moreover, these individuals can be enlightened with the significance of adopting a healthy lifestyle in order to enhance their quality of life. In this instance, Hamad Medical Corporation is required to launch an educational program that can provide adequate knowledge to the individuals who have been diagnosed with the diabetes mellitus in order to ensure that they follow a healthy lifestyle (Dasari et al., 2008). These individuals can be provided with the workshops that enlighten them about the healthy foods that should be consumed in accordance with the adequate proportion of proteins, fiber, dairy products and vegetables. Similarly, they can also be enlightened with the tactics and strategies that they can utilize to ensure a healthy routine. The can be provided with the adequate knowledge about the maintenance of their exercise schedule and can be provided with the programs that ensure physical fitness by means of providing them with a set of healthy activities (DPP, 2002).
It is necessary to provide these interventions to the low-risk individuals so that they modify their lifestyle from sedentary to the active routine. The increasing rate of obesity has been observed among the school going children due to the abundance in the availability of fast food and changing eating habits. In this instance, the Hamad Medical Corporation is required to implement these interventions in the schools so that the children can be screened by the extended services of the public hospital. Similarly, school-based interventions can help in significantly shaping the lifestyle of children and can reduce the extent of obesity, and can also enhance their quality and life and reduce the risk of developing diabetes mellitus (Norris, 2002).
The physicians engage in enlightening their patients about adopting an active lifestyle by means of effective exercise schedule, however, patients lack adequate understanding about the type of exercise that would be effective to meet their healthcare objectives. In this instance, specialized activity program is required to be launched by the Hamad Medical Corporation to provide its patients with the holistic care to ensure that they meet their healthcare objectives. It can help the patients to remain consistent towards the active lifestyle and can also enable the hospital to track and monitor the activity level of patients and determine improvement in their treatment interventions. These initiatives at the national level can help in reducing the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and can enhance the quality of life of the patients with diabetes mellitus in an effective manner (Ramachandran et al., 2006).
Potential Risks
The major risk associated with the implementation of health education intervention is comprised of the fact that the 90% of the overall population is comprised of expatriates, who may or may not understand the national language in an effective manner. In this manner, such educational interventions will be required to be implemented in a variety of languages to ensure that the residents of Qatar can understand the provided knowledge and implement it in their lifestyle. Moreover, the state-wide implementation of the educational intervention will require infrastructure for the conduction of the workshops and hence, it will require a significant amount of investments for the operationalization of the intervention. Similarly, the screening process of the general population will require the Hamad Medical Corporation to increase its capacity for the assessment of registered patients and laboratory diagnosis.
The primary role of healthcare practitioners is to provide healthcare services, whereas the proposed strategy for the implementation of educational intervention will require the healthcare practitioners to actively engage in enlightening the low-risk and high-risk individuals. It will increase the job description of the healthcare professionals and may distract them from their basic duties. Similarly, these practitioners may not possess the adequate skills that are required to educate the general population and hence, the goal of educational interventions may not be achieved. In this instance, the training of healthcare professionals will be required to carry out the educational intervention. Moreover, the hospital may face the issues related to understaffing due to the nation-wide implementation of the educational intervention. Hence, it is suggested that the hospital should determine the need of the required staff, provide the recruited and existing staff with the adequate training to ensure that hospital’s primary and extended services are provided to the residents of Qatar without any disruptions.
Performance Evaluation
The performance evaluation of the program will indicate the extent to which the overall program has remained effective. The evaluation program also helps in determining the gap in the implementation mechanism and structure of the strategic plan and hence, it can help in modifying the context of the strategic plan. The evaluation of the proposed strategy and proposed nation-wide intervention will be conducted at the national level, in which the on-going assessment of the enrolled individuals will take place. The individuals that are diagnosed as the high-risk individuals will have to visit their respective physicians and hence, the effectiveness of the educational intervention program will be determined. The overall decrease in the increasing rate of obesity and diabetes mellitus will be determined at the state level, which will indicate the overall effectiveness of the implemented program. In this manner, the effectiveness of the implemented program will indicate the extent to which the strategic objective has been achieved by the organization and hence, it will depict the performance evaluation of the organization (Ramachandran, 2006).
This strategy has the potential to indicate the responsive of the Hamad Medical Corporation towards the increasing healthcare concerns. It can help in enhancing the image of the organization towards addressing the wellbeing of the community and can set an example for the implementation of the nation-wide program due to the international prevalence of the hospital. It can help in reducing the occurrence of the chronic diseases followed by the diabetes mellitus and hence, it can significantly reduce the morbidity rate among the overall population. The overall objective of the Hamad Medical Corporation is to enhance the overall quality of care in the country and hence, this strategy towards the initiative of incorporating healthcare education among the community members can help the organization to meet its healthcare objectives in a broader prospect (Allende-Vigo, 2015).
Conclusion
The healthcare services are objectified to enhance the quality of life by means of addressing the healthcare need of the community. The public healthcare organizations tend to address the healthcare need of the citizens at the national level by means of offering holistic and effective healthcare services. Qatar is considered as the richest country in the world with an extensive number of expatriates and tend to has extensive infrastructure, financial stability and competitive workforce. The growth potential in the country are high, whereas the focus of healthcare associations in Qatar has been limited due to the provision of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare services and screening the expatriates from the communicable diseases. However, the communicable diseases are found to be controlled by the health sector, whereas the increasing rate of non-communicable diseases mainly caused by the sedentary lifestyle are found to be a great concern for the Qatari government. It is observed that the extent of obesity and number of individuals with diabetes mellitus has been increasing at an alarming rate, due to which it is essential that the Hamad Medical Corporation incorporates a strategic initiative to screen the general population for the diabetes mellitus and provides them with the adequate health educational program to ensure that they understand the significance of a healthy lifestyle and transform their lifestyle from sedentary to healthy routine. In this instance, the organization may face challenges related to the state-wide implementation, however, the effective implementation of the program can enhance the quality of life and can help the organization to meet its objective of reducing the rate of morbidity in the country.
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