Doha: The Ministry of Public Health decided to unify the price of Coronavirus (Covid-19) examination in private health facilities, starting tomorrow, Thursday, April 8.
The Ministry announced its decision to fix a flat rate of QR300 for Covid-19 testing in private health facilities.
This decision follows the announcement made by Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) to temporarily stop the provision of COVID-19 PCR swabs for people traveling abroad.
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This step was taken to relieve pressure on PHCC teams and enable them to focus on providing services for people with COVID-19 and for those being vaccinated.
Noura Abdullah Al Mulla, Director of Health Facilities Licensing and Accreditation Department, pointed out that the standardization of the price of swabs comes to relieve the health care workers, adding that the Ministry will monitor the commitment of private health care facilities to the unified price of the swabs.
She further praised the great cooperation of private health care facilities, which are an essential partner of the public health sector, and play an important role in supporting its efforts, especially in the period of facing the (Covid-19) pandemic.
The Ministry had earlier announced 44 health facilities that had been approved by the Ministry to carry out swabs for Coronavirus (Covid-19).
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