Doha: The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced the opening of the registration at Al Waab Health Centre, which is expected to open on September 16.
The registration includes residents of the areas Waab Zone 55 area, Azizya, Freej Al Soudan 55 and 54, Mehairja.
The new health centre in Al Waab is located in a populated area and will be providing a list of comprehensive healthcare services reducing the burden on neighbouring facilities.
“Community health issues vary by geography and population dynamics. As primary health care in Qatar we are keen to tackle the health priorities faced by the populations according to our community needs assessments. Al Waab health centre will be equipped with the necessary facilities, provide the highest level of expertise in the field of primary care” said Dr Samya Al Abdulla, Executive Director Operations and Senior Consultant of Family Medicine. The health care centre has the capacity to cater for 35.000 registered patients. This helps reduce the strain on neighbouring centres.
Residents of Waab Zone 55 area, Azizya, Freej Al Soudan 55 and 54, Mehairja are eligible to register for the Health Centre at Al Waab via web site (https://eservices.phcc.qa/location) or by visiting the health centre once it is opened. The health centre will provide services including, Women wellness clinic, Maternity and post-natal clinic, Well bay and periodic immunization , the, smoking cessation clinic and travel clinic where people can go for their vaccinations and health advice, medical commission, non-communicable disease management (We want to mention that all these services are under family medicine model or will be done by the assigned family physicians, we don’t want the patient to understand that there is special clinics for all what is mentioned).
In addition to the above comprehensive services, the health centre will be running a family medicine model, this Model of practice provides a patient-centred team approach, great potential to transform the ability of family medicine to improve the health and health care of the nation. A family medicine practice will enhance the patient experience, eliminating barriers to access service, providing an advanced information systems, with a focus on doctor, patient relationship, quality and outcomes.
