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WCM-Q experts address community health in latest ‘Health and YOU’ webinar series


September 22, 2025
WCM-Q experts address community health in latest ‘Health and YOU’ webinar series

Research

Migrant Health

Publications

Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Adult mortality trends in Qatar, 1989-2015: National population versus migrants. PLoS One. 2018 Sep 25;13(9):e0203996. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203996. eCollection 2018.

 

Chaabna K, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Interpreting mortality trends in the GCC countries: The healthy migrant effect. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings Mar 2018. doi:https://doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2018.SSAHPD364

 

Chaabna K, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Migrants, healthy worker effect, and mortality trends in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 20;12(6):e0179711. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0179711. eCollection 2017. 


Mamtani R, Alrouh H, Cheema S, Lowenfels AB. Migrant mortality in Qatar. Injury. 2015 Oct 19. pii: S0020-1383(15)00619-1. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2015.10.017.


Mamtani R, Lowenfels AB, Cheema S, Sheikh JI. Impact of migrant workers on the Human Development Index. Perspectives in Public Health, published on 5 June, 2013. DOI: 1177/1757913913491350.


Alrouh H, Ismail A, and Cheema S. (2013). Demographic and health indicators in Gulf Cooperation Council nations with an emphasis on Qatar. Journal of Local and Global Health Perspectives: Vol. 2013, 3. DOI: 10.5339/jlghp.2013.3.

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Migration and its effect on mortality rates

Migration and its effect on mortality rates

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Presentations

2019 Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Adult Mortality trends in Qatar, 1989-2015: National population versus migrants. 9th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 23 March 2019. Doha, Qatar
2019 Oral Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Abraham A, Alrouh H, Mamtani R. Adult mortality trends in Qatar, 1989-2015: National population versus migrant. XII International Epidemiological Association-Eastern Mediterranean Region Scientific Meeting, 20-23 February 2019. Beirut, Lebanon
2018 Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Interpreting mortality trends in the GCC countries: The healthy migrant effect. Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference, 19-20 March 2018. Doha, Qatar
2018 Poster Presentation Chaabna K, Cheema S, Mamtani R. Interpreting mortality trends in the GCC countries: The healthy migrant effect. 8th Annual Research Retreat, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, 17 February 2018. Doha, Qatar