HE the Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari inaugurated on Monday the new Al Sadd Health Center of the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC).With the opening of the Al Sadd Center, the number of health centers affiliated to PHCC has reached 31, distributed in cities and regions of the country.The Al Sadd Center is located in a strategic area in the center of Doha and serves many neighbouring areas. Registration is carried out according to the approved national address for patients.In a statement on the occasion of the opening , HE Dr al-Kuwari affirmed that the opening of more primary health care centers in various regions of the country comes within the framework of work to ensure that all residents have access to high-quality and integrated health services, and at the right time and place, in order to achieve the goal ( A Healthy Population: Physically and Mentally) in Qatar National Vision 2030 and in the health strategy.She added that primary health care services have become more focused on healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, and seek to promote public health, within the framework of the health sector plans to shift care from a curative, hospital-based model to an enhanced one that provides preventive and health services in the community.Managing Director of Primary Health Care Corp (PHCC) Dr Mariam Ali Abdul Malik said the new center has a capacity of 35,000 patients, and it is expected that this number will be fully registered in the first year through electronic registration or a direct visit to the center.She added that the PHCC, while focusing on establishing new centers, is also working on maintaining, expanding and developing some of the existing centers that are witnessing a high turnout of patients.The capacity of the Al Sadd Health Center can be increased to 50,000 to serve the residents of Al Sadd and neighbouring areas like Al Mirqab Al Jadeed, Fereej Bin Mahmoud, Al Messila, Fereej Bin Omran, Al Hitmi Al Jadeed, and Hamad Medical City.The new center offers services such as family medicine, pregnancy and postpartum follow-up, healthy child services, periodic immunisations, healthy women, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, travel immunisations, annual health examination, adolescent health, premarital examination, dental, ear, nose and throat, dermatology, ophthalmology, optometry, maternal and child health consultations, nutritionist, social worker, health education, physiotherapy, minor surgery, urgent care services for the elderly and children, and mental health services. (QNA)
March 13, 2023 | 10:37 PM