Qatar Foundation launches Primary Healthcare Centre for all employees and students

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development launched its new Primary Healthcare Centre today and will provide primary medical services to all its employees and students within Education City. 

The launch ceremony was held at Hamad bin Khalifa Student Centre in the presence of Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director of Qatar Foundation Capital Projects and Facilities Management, and Fahad Saad Al Qahtani, Group Executive Director of Qatar Foundation Administration, in addition to other distinguished guests.

Engineer Saad Al Muhannadi, President of Qatar Foundation, said, “Qatar Foundation’s employees are its most valuable resource and the key element of its continued success. Therefore we believe it our utmost duty to ensure their health and well-being, we support this initiative that will join and subsequently compliment Qatar Foundation’s existing health initiatives.” 

The new Primary Healthcare Centre provides both varieties of medical and dental services to Qatar Foundation employees and students, free of charge, on both a scheduled and emergency basis. Health, Safety, Security & Environment Directorate also operates its own ambulance service throughout the Qatar Foundation campus for medical emergencies. 

The launch of the Primary Healthcare Centre is Qatar Foundation’s latest initiative to develop the community by promoting health awareness and contributing to the provision of necessary medical care for everyone in the Qatar Foundation family. 

The medical facility offers comprehensive, high quality, professional medical healthcare services, with highly qualified medical staff operating advanced medical equipment. 

Sheikha Amal Al Thani, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Executive Director ,said, “the scope of medical services includes curative medical treatment, preventive medical treatment, emergency medical treatment, healthy lifestyle programme education, immunisation programmes, diagnosis and treatment of medical illness, dental services, laboratory services, psychological consultations, radiological services and health awareness campaigns.” 

The new healthcare centre will be open from Sunday to Thursday between 7.30am-8.30pm, and between 12pm-8pm on Saturdays. It will be closed on Fridays. 

Qatar Foundation’s Health, Safety, Security & Environment Directorate is responsible for all aspects related to the community’s health and safety, and adopts the highest international standards of care. To serve its goal of achieving the highest level of community health and safety, HSSE provides world-class health facilities, consistent with the standards set out by the Supreme Council of Health in Qatar.