PHCC announces schedule for health centres during Eid holidays

The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced the working time of its health centres during Eid al-Fitr holidays (July 3 to 11).

Health centres of Umm Salal, Al Daayen, Al Thumama, Leghweriya, Al Karaana, Al Gharafa and Abu Nakhla will all remain closed during the holidays.

The health centres in Doha (Al Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Rawdat Al Khail, Umm Ghuwailina, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, Omar Bin Khatab, Airport, West Bay, Leabaib and Mesaimeer) will work from 7am to 2pm and from 4pm to 10pm. However, Leabaiab and Mesaimeer health centres will not work in the morning on Fridays.

Dental services at these centres will be available during these hours, except for the first day of Eid al-Fitr and Friday morning. Dental services will be closed during the whole period at Mesaimeer health centre.

Outside Doha, the health centres of Al Khor, Al Shamal and Al Wakrah will be open from 7am to 11pm, while Khor and Al Shamal centres will be closed for two hours from 2pm to 4pm.

Al Shahania health centre will be open every day from 7am to 9pm, while health centres of Al Jamiliyah, Al Kaaban, Al Ghuwairiya and Umm Bab will work on an on-call system around the clock.

Regarding dental services, Al Wakrah health centre dental clinic will open daily from 7am to 2pm and from 3pm to 9pm except the first day of the Eid and Friday morning.

At Al Khor, Al Shamal and Al Shahania, dental services will be available from 7am to 2pm, except on the first day of Eid. Dental service will not be available in Al Shamal and Al Shahania on Friday and Saturday.

Ophthalmology and ENT clinics will operate daily in Rawdat Al Khail Health Centre during morning shift except Friday and Saturday. Ophthalmology clinic will operate daily at Madinat Khalifa Health Centre in the morning session except Friday and Saturday.

All premarital clinics will remain closed during the holidays except at Al Rayyan health centre which will operate on July 3 and 6 (7am to 1pm). If the first day of Eid al Fitr is on Wednesday, the clinic will operate on Thursday.

Courtesy: gulf-times.com