{
  "id": 14891698,
  "title": "Home healthcare services available across 25 health centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/home-healthcare-services-available-across-25-health-centres",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/16/10/2026/home-healthcare-services-available-across-25-health-centres"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 1, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) in Doha marked the International Day of Older Persons with a series of awareness activities held at all 25 of its health centres. The events aimed to raise awareness about the health and social needs of older persons, as well as the importance of integrated care that supports their independence and dignity.\n\nDuring daily home visits, patients received home healthcare services, alongside family members and caregivers. These home healthcare services, available to eligible Qatari patients aged 50 and above, are provided through a multidisciplinary team across the 25 health centres in Qatar.\n\nThe celebrations also included the distribution of symbolic gifts and educational activities focused on age-related conditions, prevention methods, healthcare requirements, rights, and safe, comprehensive care. These activities emphasized the importance of partnership and coordination among stakeholders supporting the care of older persons.",
  "summary": "<p>DOHA: Under the slogan “Your Wisdom Gives Us Strength; Your Expertise Guides Us as We Shape the Future Together,” the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) celebrated the International Day of Older Persons, observed annually on October 1, by organising a series of awareness activities and events across all its health centres.</p> <p>The celebrations involved patients receiving home healthcare…",
  "key_points": [
    "PHCC marked International Day of Older Persons on October 1",
    "Home healthcare services available at 25 health centres",
    "Services for Qatari patients aged 50 and above"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding home healthcare services across all twenty-five centers signals a shift toward multidisciplinary, integrated care models designed to support the independence and dignity of the aging Qatari population.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}