HMC urges public to follow best practice to reduce summer heat risks

Doha: As schools close for the long summer holidays and temperatures continue to rise, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is urging the public to be extr...

Doha: As schools close for the long summer holidays and temperatures continue to rise, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is urging the public to be extra vigilant in safeguarding themselves and their household, especially children from heat-related illnesses, which are more prevalent during the hotter months.

The Hamad Injury Prevention Program (HIPP) of HMC’s Hamad Trauma Center, a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center on Trauma, has issued a list of best practices to keep residents in Qatar safe in the hot weather.

Medical experts at HMC emphasise that children are especially vulnerable to high temperatures and humidity.

Assistant Director of the Hamad Injury Prevention Program (HIPP) at Hamad Trauma Center (HTC), Dr. Aisha Abeid highlights that children’s bodies do not adjust to environmental changes as efficiently as adults do.