Al Khor - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there any particular health concerns? What is the quality of available medical care? What medical conditions typically require medical evacuation?
Community medical centre and dentist; okay, but not fantastic. Anything other than basics requires trips to Hamad Hospital in Doha - there is a hospital in Al-Khor, but the main clinics are held in Doha. Be prepared for long waits and take QR1 notes for slot machines for water. Your appointment time is also given to a number of other people, so come early. You will line up (and sometimes shove) for a number of different things which seem to change each time you go. We have been to Hospital 5 times and each times the route has changed due to road closures so allow time. Parking dire. Most people go to their own doctors on trips home. Some prescription drugs not available in country and it is up to you to get supplies from somewhere else. Stock up before you come!! - Feb 2007
