Doha, March 27 (QNA) - The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) announced the working hours of health centers during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, starting from March 30 to April 7. PHCC has designated 20 health centers out of a total of 31 to provide primary care services during the Eid holiday.

PHCC said that the home delivery of medications service will stop starting from the first day of Eid al-Fitr, and will resume on the fourth day of Eid.

Health centers on duty will continue to operate during the Eid holiday according to the approved working hours for the month of Ramadan.

Family medicine and support services will operate in 20 health centers during the Eid holiday: Al-Wakra, Al-Matar, Al-Mashaf, Al-Thumama, Rawdat Al-Khail, Omar Bin Al Khattab, Al-Sadd, West Bay, Labaib, Umm Salal, Gharaffa Al-Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, Al-Rayyan, Mesaimeer, Muaither, Al-Khor, Al-Ruwais, and Al-Sheehaniya. The Al-Jumailiya Health Center will operate on an on call basis 24 hours a day.

These centers will provide family medicine and supportive services continuously from 7 AM to 11 PM, while dental services will also be available from 7 AM to 10 PM.

PHCC identified nine centers that will not operate during the Eid holiday: Al-Wajba, Al-Waab, Qatar University, Umm Ghuwailina, South Al-Wakra, Al-Dhaayen, Al Ghuwairiya, Abu-Nakhla, and Umm Al-Saneem centers. The Al-Karaana and Al-Kaaban centers will operate to receive emergency cases only.

Specialty clinics (the ophthalmology, dermatology, and ENT clinics) will be available by pre-scheduled appointments at Labaib, Rawdat Al Khail, and Al-Mashaf centers in two shifts: morning from 7 AM to 2 PM and evening from 4 PM to 10 PM.

The premarital screening clinic will operate at the Al-Mashaf Health Center on March 31 and April 7 in the evening only from 4 PM to 10 PM; at the Al-Rayyan Health Center on April 1 in the morning only from 7 AM to 2 PM; and at the Labaib Health Center on April 3, in the morning only.

PHCC has designated 12 health centers to operate 24/7 throughout the week to provide urgent care services. These centers are: Al-Sheehaniya, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, Muaither, Al-Ruwais, Al-Kaaban, Umm Salal, Gharaffa Al-Rayyan, Rawdat Al-Khail, Al-Mashaf, Al-Sadd, Labaib, and Al-Karaana.

The Al-Ruwais, Umm Salal, Leabaib, Muaither, Al-Mashaf and Al-Sadd centres have been designated for urgent cases for children.

Meanwhile, the call center (16000) will operate 24/7 throughout the week. (QNA)