Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced the working hours for government healthcare services during the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr holiday, confirming that essential medical services will continue across the country. Emergency departments and inpatient services at hospitals operated by Hamad Medical Corporation, including Pediatric Emergency Centers, will remain open 24 hours a day, while ambulance services will also operate round the clock.

The Qatar National Blood Donation Center will receive donors during the remaining days of Ramadan in two shifts - 8am to 1pm and 6pm to midnight. The center will not receive donors on the first day of Eid and on Friday, and will resume operations from Saturday to Monday between 9am and 9pm.

According to the ministry, 21 health centres operated by the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will remain open during the Eid holiday, while 14 centres will provide emergency medical services, including eight facilities dedicated to urgent pediatric care for children.

Meanwhile, several MoPH service departments will operate with limited hours. The Medical Relations and Treatment Abroad Department will receive visitors from 9am to 12pm, while the Newborn Registration Office at the Women’s Health and Research Center and the Death Registration Unit at the Unified Humanitarian Services Office will operate from 8am to 12pm during the Eid holiday, except on the first day of Eid and on Fridays and Saturdays. The Unified Healthcare Sector Contact Center (16000) will remain available 24 hours a day to assist the public.