Doha, June 12 (QNA) - The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has designated 20 health centers out of a total of 31 to provide primary care services during the Eid al-Adha holiday, which will take place from Jun. 16 to 21.

The health centers that will be operational during the Eid holiday are Al Wakra, Al Matar, Al Mashaf, Al Thumama, Rawdat Al Khail, Omar Bin Al Khattab, Al Sadd, Labaib, Gharaffa Al Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, Al Rayyan, Mesaimeer, Muaither, Al Khor, Al Ruwais, Al Sheehaniya, West Bay, and Umm Salal. 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 except at West Bay and Umm Salal centers, where dental services will be unavailable. The Jameela Health Center will operate on an on call basis 24 hours a day.

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

The premarital screening clinic will operate at the Al Mashaf Health Center on Monday, Jun. 17, in the evening only from 4 PM to 10 PM, at the Al Rayyan Health Center on Tuesday, June 18, in the morning only from 7 AM to 2 PM, and at the Labaib Health Center on Thursday, June 20, in the morning from 7 AM to 2 PM.

PHCC has designated 11 health centers to operate 24/7 throughout the week to provide urgent care services. These centers are: Al Sheehaniya, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, Al Kaaban, Gharaffa Al Rayyan, Rawdat Al Khail, Al Karaana (for adults only), Muaither, Al Ruwais, Umm Salal, Al Mashaf, and Al Sadd (for adults and children).

Additionally, PHCC said that the home delivery of medications service will not be available on Jun. 16 and 17, and will resume on June 18.

The call center (16000), which provides medical consultation services via phone, will operate 24/7 throughout the week. (QNA)