1,728 virtual medical consultations, both video and telephone, were provided
Doha, Qatar: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced that a total of 27,841 patients, including both citizens and residents, were received across its 21 operational health centers during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, which was observed from March 17 to March 23, 2026.
The aforementioned total comprised all patients seen at the Family Medicine clinics, which amounted to 12,402, as well as patients seen at the General Dental clinics, which amounted to 1,381. This total also included all cases managed by "Urgent Care Units" across 14 health centers: Al Mashaf, Al Sadd, Abu Baker Al Siddiq, Al Ruwais, Al Sheehaniya, Al Kaaban, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Rawdat Al Khail, Muaither, Umm Slal, Leabaib, Al Karaana, Al Wajba, and Al Thumama, where the total number of those cases reached 11,617, with each case being handled based on its medical urgency.
PHCC reported that several specialty services were provided during the Eid Al-Fitr holiday to meet the needs of all patients, including Ophthalmology, ENT, Dermatology, and Premarital Screening, in addition to the Pharmacy, Radiology, and Laboratory services. The Ophthalmology clinic received 299 patients, the ENT clinic received 224 patients, and the Dermatology clinic received 234 patients at Leabaib, Rawdat Al Khail, and Al Mashaf health centers. Furthermore, the Premarital Screening clinic served 51 patients at Al Rayyan, Leabaib, and Al Mashaf health centers.
Additionally, the PHCC Community Call Center provided 1,728 virtual video and telephone medical consultations to patients who contacted the 16000 service line without a prior appointment. This type of consultation ensures that patients whose cases are triaged as urgent receive the necessary healthcare and are prescribed the medications they need by a specialist doctor in the shortest possible time.
PHCC highlighted that all operational health centers ensured that every patient was attended to without any delay in addressing their needs or extending their waiting time, pointing out that meeting patient needs is a top priority that it is keen to achieve, as it constitutes one of the key pillars of the National Health Strategy and aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030.
PHCC reiterated the importance of exerting maximum efforts to deliver the highest quality healthcare services to both citizens and residents, reflecting its commitments to this area.
