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Doha
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has confirmed that it is taking all preventive measures that guarantee the safety of its health centers and avoid the risks of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The PHCC said it had recently noticed a decrease in the number of visitors who the corporation believes are late in seeking advice and healthcare as a result of their concerns related to the spread of COVID-19.
The PHCC reassured all visitors that it had worked to tighten its strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease in all of its 27 health centres across the country.
These integrated measures aim to ensure the maintenance of the safety of health facilities so that people have access to healthcare services with high reliability.
The measures taken by the PHCC include a new model for scheduling personal appointments, and measures aimed at ensuring a logical number of patients visiting the centres at the same time. Visits to the centres are prohibited in order to reduce the numbers of people in clinics at the same time, thus reducing the risk of infection spread among patients, visitors and centers’ staff.
Prior to entering the PHC facilities, patients and visitors are examined to check for symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties, and their temperature is measured remotely using infrared thermometers. All visitors are required to wear masks and use hand sanitiser that is provided at the entrances, and in various locations around the buildings.
PHCC has put in all health centres lines and signs on the ground that have been redesigned to enhance the measures of social distancing.
A strict sterilisation procedures have been adopted throughout the PHCC facilities and within the shared spaces, including waiting rooms, lobbies, and toilets, where they are regularly cleaned and sterilized using sterile spray, in addition to cleaning and sterilizing examination rooms after patient visits for consultation or medical treatment.
Patients suspected of COVID-19 disease are isolated inside facilities in designated areas, while remaining under constant medical supervision during their stay that lasts for the minimum period permitted by safety measures.
The PHCC stressed the need for community members to ensure access to healthcare when they need it without any delay associated with the spread of the pandemic, as delays in accessing health care services can endanger their health in the long run.
The PHCC stressed that it is making unremitting efforts to ensure that the risks of transmission are avoided, and at the same time, visitors should put their concerns aside and focus on their long-term health safety in the first place.
Doha
The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has confirmed that it is taking all preventive measures that guarantee the safety of its health centers and avoid the risks of transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The PHCC said it had recently noticed a decrease in the number of visitors who the corporation believes are late in seeking advice and healthcare as a result of their concerns related to the spread of COVID-19.
The PHCC reassured all visitors that it had worked to tighten its strict measures to prevent the spread of the disease in all of its 27 health centres across the country.
These integrated measures aim to ensure the maintenance of the safety of health facilities so that people have access to healthcare services with high reliability.
The measures taken by the PHCC include a new model for scheduling personal appointments, and measures aimed at ensuring a logical number of patients visiting the centres at the same time. Visits to the centres are prohibited in order to reduce the numbers of people in clinics at the same time, thus reducing the risk of infection spread among patients, visitors and centers’ staff.
Prior to entering the PHC facilities, patients and visitors are examined to check for symptoms of fever, cough and breathing difficulties, and their temperature is measured remotely using infrared thermometers. All visitors are required to wear masks and use hand sanitiser that is provided at the entrances, and in various locations around the buildings.
PHCC has put in all health centres lines and signs on the ground that have been redesigned to enhance the measures of social distancing.
A strict sterilisation procedures have been adopted throughout the PHCC facilities and within the shared spaces, including waiting rooms, lobbies, and toilets, where they are regularly cleaned and sterilized using sterile spray, in addition to cleaning and sterilizing examination rooms after patient visits for consultation or medical treatment.
Patients suspected of COVID-19 disease are isolated inside facilities in designated areas, while remaining under constant medical supervision during their stay that lasts for the minimum period permitted by safety measures.
The PHCC stressed the need for community members to ensure access to healthcare when they need it without any delay associated with the spread of the pandemic, as delays in accessing health care services can endanger their health in the long run.
The PHCC stressed that it is making unremitting efforts to ensure that the risks of transmission are avoided, and at the same time, visitors should put their concerns aside and focus on their long-term health safety in the first place.
