To access Hamad Medical Corporation and Primary Health Care Corporation hospitals and centers it is recommended that you apply for a health card for your child. The health card entitles you to subsidized consultations and prescriptions. People with private medical insurance are also encouraged to apply for a health card in case they need to visit one of the government facilities.
To get a health card for your child, you must visit the primary health center nearest to where you live – call 107 if you are unsure where your local center is – and bring with you the below documents according to your needs:
• Qatari Children:
Birth certificate with Qatar personal identity number or passport, passport-size photograph, vaccination card (for first time issue) and a fee of QR50 (to be paid with a credit card).
• Qatari Children: Birth certificate
with Qatar personal identity
number or passport, passport-size
photograph, vaccination card (for
first time issue) and a fee of QR50
(to be paid with a credit card).
• GCC National Child Residents:
Birth certificate or passport, one
passport-size photograph,
vaccination card (for first time issue
for children born in Qatar), and fees
of QR50 (to be paid with a credit
card).
• Children: Passport with valid
residence permit, a passport-size
photograph, vaccination card (for
first time issue and for those born in
Qatar or who had their vaccinations
in Qatar) and a fee of QR100 (to be
paid with a credit card).
