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College President Professor Hany Eteiba attended the Qatar Health Congress 2026 in Doha last week (Thursday 29 January), delivering a keynote speech about the Golden Age of Medicine.
The Congress welcomed more than 2,000 healthcare and public health professionals from Qatar and further afield, coming together around the theme of ‘Innovations in Medicine’ and integration across medical disciplines.
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Professor Eteiba said: “I was greatly honoured to be invited by Prof AbdeNasser Alzouki to give a keynote lecture at this year’s congress. As President, it is a privilege to meet our Fellows and Members from all over the world, and I want to engage with our community in the UK and beyond.
“When deciding a topic for the lecture, I felt it was important to acknowledge the wealth of history and teachings from the Golden Age of Islamic medicine, which was happening at the same time and a little before medieval Europe."
He continued, “Between the 8th and 14th centuries, physicians across the world transformed medicine from inherited ideas into a disciplined, ethical, and institutionalised science. This was no accident—it was the product of an intellectual culture that embraced knowledge from many civilizations, encouraged critical inquiry, and understood that the study of nature could exist in harmony with faith.
“The Golden Age was defined by openness, ethical practice, institutional innovation, and a profound respect for evidence. Many of the founding principles still endure in our modern hospitals, and indeed our NHS.
“Recognising this history is not about nostalgia. It is about reclaiming a tradition of intellectual courage, compassion, and service; one that remains critically relevant to the challenges we face today.”
The lecture followed a clinical skills session earlier in the week in collaboration with the RAKMHSU in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Professor Eteiba was joined by the College’s Director of Medical Examinations, Professor Moe Oo, to deliver the course, which is the first of its kind in the area.
Professor Oo welcomed 120 attendees, including clinical academics, clinicians and final year medical students, and received a gift from RAKMHSU President Professor Matalka to mark the occasion.
Check out some photos from the events:
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