PHCC receives 16,867 visitors at on-call health centres during Eid Al Adha holiday
Tribune News Network
Doha
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) announced that its health centres received 16,867 visitors during the Eid Al Adha holiday period from June 5 to 9, 2025. Services were provided through 21 on-call health centres located across various regions. The services offered included specialised clinics, urgent care units, and telemedicine consultations, all aimed at ensuring the continuity of healthcare for both citizens and residents.
The reported total includes all visitors received at Family Medicine Clinics, which stood at 7,528 patients, while General Dentistry Clinics received 896 visitors.
This figure also covers all cases handled by the Urgent Care Units in 12 health centres, namely: Al Mashaf, Al Sadd, Abu Baker Al Siddiq, Al Ruwais, Al Sheehaniya, Al Kaaban, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Rawdat Al Khail, Muaither, Umm Slal, Leabaib, and Al Karaana. These units attended to a total of 6,560 cases, each managed according to its specific medical urgency.
The PHCC said that a number of specialized clinic services were also made available during the holiday, including:
• Ophthalmology Clinic: 241 visitors
• ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) Clinic: 215 visitors
• Dermatology Clinic: 207 visitors
• Pre-Marital Screening Clinic:
36 visitors
These services were provided at the Leabaib, Rawdat Al Khail, Al Mashaf, and Al Wajbah health centres. Additionally, pharmacy, radiology, and laboratory services were available throughout the holiday.
PHCC's Community Call Centre also delivered 455 virtual medical consultations (both video and audio) via the '16000' hotline, helping expedite care for urgent cases and ensuring timely prescriptions without delay.
The PHCC emphasised its commitment to welcoming patients without delay at all on-call centres, maintaining minimal waiting times in line with the National Health Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030.
It reaffirmed its ongoing efforts to provide the highest quality healthcare services, strengthening the overall healthcare system in the country.
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