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Ambulatory Healthcare Services announces Eid Al Adha working hours

Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), a part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), today announced the revised working hours of its healthcare centers located in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain during the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays.

The Abu Dhabi Airport Clinic, Al Khatem, Sweihan, Al Hayer and Al Qua’a Healthcare Centers will remain open round-the-clock during the Eid holidays from October 13 -17. Meanwhile, the Al Ettihad center will operate from 2:00pm - 10:00pm.

In the Middle Region, Al Maqta’a, Khalifa A, and Shahama will remain open through the holiday period from 2:00pm - 10:00pm. Likewise, Baniyas healthcare center will function from 3:00pm - 11:00pm. Both the centers will remain closed on the first day of Eid, October 15.

In the Eastern Region, Al Muwaiji, Mezyad, Al Yahar and Remah centers will open doors to the public from 3:00pm - 10:00pm and Al Showaib from 3:00pm – 9:00pm throughout the Eid break, barring the actual day of Eid, October 15. Al Maqam and Al Niyadat centers will serve patients during the first two days, October 13 and 14 from 3:00pm - 10:00pm. Similarly, Al Faqa will function from 3:00pm - 9:00pm on October 16 and 17.

Abu Dhabi Dental Center, Al Dhafra Dental Center, Al Samha, Mafraq Dental Center, Madinat Mohammed Bin Zayed, Al Nahda, Al Hili, Zakher, and Al Khazna centers will remain closed throughout the Eid break. Meanwhile, Al Zafaranah, Al Rowda, Al Bateen, and Al Khaleej centers will observe a four-day leave period from October 13 – 16, resuming services from 2:00pm – 10:00pm on October 17.

All Disease Prevention & Screening Centers will be closed from Sunday October 13 to the third day of Eid.

AHS is a unique outpatient care concept from SEHA that aims to offer easy access to primary and specialist patient care, including comprehensive laboratory and modern diagnostic facilities.  AHS is responsible for operating school health services, disease prevention and screening centers, mobile clinic solutions and ambulatory care centers across Abu Dhabi.

Postal services timings during Eid al-Adha holidays

Most Emirates Post offices across the nation will be closed during Eid al-Adha holidays, from October 13th to 17th, according to an announcement today.

However, the following Post Offices will remain open for two days on October 13th and 14th, from 9 am to 1 pm:

Abu Dhabi Central Post Office, Hamdan Post Office; Dubai Central Post Office, Al Khor Post Office, Dubai International Airport Post office, Sharjah Central Post Office, Ghuwair Post Office and Khor Fakkan Post Office, Ajman Central Post Office, Umm Al Quwain Industrial Post Office, Ras Al Khaimah Central Post Office, Al Uraibi Post Office, Fujairah Central Post Office and Al Ain Central Post Office.

Abu Dhabi slaughterhouses gear up for Eid Al-Adha

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has completed preparations for all slaughterhouses in the Emirate during Eid Al Adha.

These includes Abu Dhabi Public Slaughterhouse, Bani Yas, Shahama, and Wathba Modern Slaughterhouses to provide services starting from 07:00 am up to 06:00 pm on the first day of the Eid, and from 06:00 am to 06:00 pm on the following days.

Abu Dhabi slaughterhouses have put extra gear and adopted the best health standards in order to cope with the public needs and the growing demand for slaughterhouses during Eid, besides providing the best public services with flexible timings suiting everyone.

Khalifa Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Director of Public Health, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, said: "The Municipality has allocated a veterinarian crew to perform necessary checkups on all animals, and offer assistance and medical advice to buyers, besides training butchers and workers on food safety and personal hygiene. Slaughterhouses also undergo comprehensive cleaning and sterilization on daily basis, especially after the slaughtering process in keeping with the best health global standards, besides ensuring the sound disposal of slaughtering waste to prevent environmental pollution.

Slaughtering fees will remain the same as follows; Dh15 per goat/sheep, Dh40 per calf/young camel, and Dh60 per older cow/camel.
The Municipality will open the second slaughtering hall in Abu Dhabi Public Slaughterhouse at Al Mina to the public to accommodate the huge number of slaughtered animals, as well as the second slaughtering hall in Bani Yas Slaughterhouse.

It is worth mentioning that Al Wathba Modern Slaughterhouse will offer its services to the public for the first time during Eid Al Adha this year.

Al Rumaithi announced that he himself along with the administrative and technical staffs would be present during Eid Al Adha to follow up the implementation of Slaughtered Animals Plan to ensure the proper and smooth work flow and quality services.

Director of Public Health, ADM, called on the public to abstain from slaughtering in houses, public places or beyond licensed slaughterhouses.
"Unauthorized slaughtering outside the approved slaughterhouses is considered a major offence, and therefore deterrent penalties and immediate fines of Dh500 will be imposed in addition to the confiscation of slaughtered animals," he warned.

Slaughter sacrificial animals only at 3 Dubai Municipality abattoirs

Dubai Municipality has reiterated its urge to public not to do sacrificial slaughter outside the official 3 slaughter houses located in Al-Qusais, Lisiely and Hatta as the Eid celebrations approaching near.

Dubai Municipality officials said that slaughtering outside the abattoirs will pose big threat to public health & safety.

Ahmed Hasan Al-Shammari, head of the abattoirs section urged public not to depend on people who are wandering through streets offering slaughter services.

“We have noticed that during Eid days some people contact households claiming that they are skilled in slaughtering activities; we strictly warns all citizens and residents not to put your food on risk” he said.

He said contacting this people is an activity that leads to health risks and can’t be a characteristic of  city like Dubai, at any case.

He said Dubai Municipality has 3 abattoirs where slaughtering services are done according to globally approved health & safety standards and with nominal charges.

All the Dubai abattoirs located in Al-Qusais, Lisiely and Hatta are following strict scientific and technical procedure to ensure that safe food is prepared and distributed on the days of celebration.

Answering to a question, he said the abattoir which was functioning in Bur Dubai is now closed and public in the area have to depend the remaining three.

He also said, considering the possible traffic congestion on the Eid days abattoir section has made some arrangements collaborating with other government departments to ease the movement of vehicles.

“As we expect more traffic during the days of Eid, we have made some arrangements. The entrance and exit  from the cattle market will be from Aman street through gate No.1 as well as entry to the abattoir is through gate No.3 from Halab street”, he said.

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