Doha: Qatar bans new social media use The Ministry of Health is encouraging doctors to use social media to explain health issues and other treatment topics that people need to know about. Advertising and sharing of any equipment, treatment methods or drugs that are not licensed for use in Qatar is prohibited.
Doctors should not use social media to advertise devices that are not related to the medical field. The Ministry of Health has also made it clear that personal information related to patients should not be shared through social media. The Qatari Ministry of Health has imposed restrictions on advertisements posted by doctors on social media in connection with treatment.
A special circular has been prepared and sent to all health workers and health institutions in Qatar in this regard. At the same time, the Ministry of Health has made it clear that the use of social media by health workers is not prohibited. The authorities also said that various restrictions imposed by doctors on social media have been curtailed.
The Ministry of Health is encouraging doctors to use social media to explain health issues and other treatment issues that people need to know about.
Advertising and sharing of any advertisements, treatments or drugs that are not licensed for use in Qatar is prohibited. Doctors should not use social media to advertise devices that are not related to the medical field. The Ministry of Health has also made it clear that personal information related to patients should not be shared through social media.