Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) on Monday announced that working hours during Ramadan would be six hours a day, from 8am to 2pm.

The measure concerns out-clinics, surgery, and the administration, said SMC medical services chief Dr Walid Al Mana'a.

SMC private clinics will open from 3pm to 5pm.

Busaiteen-based Muharraq Health Centre will work round the clock during Ramadan and regular timings will not change.

Al Naim, Sitra, Isa Town, Mohammed Jassim Kanoo and Hamad Kanoo centres will be open all week, from 4 pm up to midnight.

The other health facilities will open 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm, Health Centres Director Sima Mohammed Zainal said.

These include Shaikh Salman, Avicenne, Hoora, Sabah Al Salem, Bilad Al Qadim, Jidhafs, Budaiya, Kuwait, Hamad Town, Aa'ali and East Riffa health centres.

The same timings will also be observed National Bank of Bahrain Health Centres in Arad and Al Dair. Morning timings at all centres will be from 8 am up to 2 am. - TradeArabia News Service