Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 2/2016

Regulation of Complementary Medicine (CM)

From

Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP)

To

  • All practitioners concerned with practicing Complementary Medicine in the state of Qatar (Governmental/Private Sector)

  • All Healthcare Facilities in the State of Qatar (Governmental/Private Sector)

Subject

Regulation of Complementary Medicine (CM)

Date

3 February 2016

Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) presents to you its compliments.

In QCHP's pursuit to be at the cutting edge of healthcare field for the sake of patient's safety, to assure that all medical practices are in legal framework and in accordance with proper standards, the QCHP board has approved a new policy to regulate the practice of (CM) in the state of Qatar to be under supervision of QCHP.

This decision was taken after carrying out comprehensive studies regarding the safety and efficacy of (CM). The concept of “complementary” will be adopted rather than alternative to guarantee that patients will receive complementary treatment in addition to conventional medical treatment. Hence, QCHP has announced the initial list of scopes that will be regulated including 5 scopes, “, “Hijama, Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Ayurveda and Acupuncture.”(Requirements of each scope are attached).