Ramadan: Timings revised for DHA's COVID-19 screening, vaccination centres

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has revised the working hours of its hospitals, clinics as well as COVID-19 screening and vaccination centres during Ramadan.

COVID-19 Vaccination Centres:

9:00 am. to 4:00 pm and then from 9:00 pm to midnight (Sunday to Thursday).

On Fridays and Saturdays, the centres will operate from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

During the last ten days of Ramadan, the centres will only be open during the morning slot (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) and will be closed on May 7-8.

COVID-19 Screening Centres: 

Al-Nasr Club - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

Al Rashidiya Majlis - 8:00 pm to 1:00 am

Jumeirah Port Council, District 1- 8:00 pm to 1:00 am

Mall of the Emirates - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Deira City Centre - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

COVID-19 Assessment Centres:

Al Badaa health centre, Al Khawaneej health centre and the Dubai Municipality health centre will function 24|7.

Primary Healthcare Centres:

The Nadd Al Hamar, Al Barsha and Airport Medical Centre will function round-the-clock on all days. All other DHA primary healthcare centres will be open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Al Lusialy Medical Fitness Centre will also be open on Fridays and Saturdays but only during the evening slot, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

Al Mamzhar health centre, which is a dedicated child and maternity care centre, will function from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekdays.

Medical Fitness Centres:

Al Muhaisnah centre will be open from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm. Staff will take an Iftar break from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm and will resume their duties from 9:00 pm until 3:00 am. On Thursdays, the centre will be open until 5:00 pm and on Fridays it will be closed.

Rashidiya centre will be functional from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekdays.

The Emirates Airline medical fitness centre will be functional from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm.

Dubai Land medical fitness centre will be open on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.

The medical fitness centres at Knowledge Village, JAFZA, Emirates Medical Fitness Centre and AXS will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The medical fitness centres at DIFC, Al Lusaily and DAFZA will be open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Zabeel medical fitness centre will be open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays.

Al Yalaiys medical fitness centre will be open from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekdays.

Al Quoz medical fitness centre will be open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekdays.

The smart salem centre will be open from 8:00 am 5:00 pm on weekdays.

Al Nahda Occupational Centre will be open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Al Garhoud centre will be open from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Timings of DHA hospitals:

Hospitals and health centres will work as per shift timings and medical practitioners will be on call to ensure work continues as usual. The emergency departments of all DHA hospitals will be functional round-the-clock.

In terms of specialist outpatient clinics, Latifa Hospital’s outpatient clinics will be open from Sundays to Thursdays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Dubai hospital outpatient clinic will work in two shifts from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm on weekdays, while Rashid Hospital outpatient clinic will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on weekdays.

Hatta hospital outpatient clinics will work from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and then again from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Timings of specialty centres:

The Dubai Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre, Seniors' Happiness Centre, Dubai Fertility Centre and Dubai Cord Blood & Research Centre will work from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Thalassemia Centre and the Dubai Diabetes Centre will work from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Dubai Complementary Medicine Centre will work from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Customers may call the DHA toll-free number 800 342 for more information.