Qatar's Minister of Health: Opening of New Health Centers Ensures Appropriate Health Care Access for Everyone

Doha, November 15 (QNA) - HE Minister of Public Health Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Kuwari, said that the opening of Al Mashaf Health Center emphasizes keenness on meeting health needs and ensuring that community members receive appropriate health care at the right time and place. Her Excellency explained that the plan to open the new health centers in the country takes into account the geographical and population density of all areas of the country, noting that the Ministry of Public Health and its partners are working through the National Health Strategy, which focuses on the integrated care system and strengthening primary care as the first point of contact for community members with the health system, with the continuous development of the quality of services provided to meet the needs of patients and ensure their access to quality coordinated health care in a safe professional environment and according to the best standards. For her part, Managing Director of Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) Dr. Mariam Ali Abdul Malik, said that the National Primary Health Care Strategy is committed to enable the patient to obtain faster access to high quality primary health care services, which lead the satisfaction level of patients and visitors. She added that Al Mashaf Health Center has been provided with all the necessary requirements to provide a distinguished level of health and medical services in an optimal manner. She pointed out that the distribution of services in health centers is carried out according to the set plans and in line with the institutional strategy, future vision and the needs of patients and visitors, explaining that Al Mashaf Health Center serves the residents in zones number 90, 94 and 98 (Al Wakra, Al Mashaf, South Al Wakra) according to the registered national address. The total capacity of the new health center is about 35 to 50 thousand, and it is expected to register 20 thousand patients in the first year, with its opening, the number of health centers affiliated with the PHCC reached 30 health centers. Al Mashaf Health Center is located on an area of about 22,931 square meters, and includes many general and specialized clinics, in addition to many other facilities and support services. It provides all the basic services including family medicine, pregnancy and postnatal follow-up, healthy child, periodic immunizations, healthy women, non-communicable diseases clinic, smoking cessation and communicable diseases, in addition to travel immunizations, dental clinics, maternal and child health consultations, periodic health examinations, as well as nutrition and health education specialist clinics, the ENT, dermatology clinic, and audiovisual services. (QNA)