announcement Friday hours: brief closure for Jumu'ah prayers
July 20, 2026 · The Dispensary Arugambay
A quick note on our hours for anyone planning a visit.
The Dispensary is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year round — walk in any time, no appointment needed.
The one exception: on Fridays we close from about 11:00 to 14:30 for Jumu’ah (congregational) prayers. Outside of that short window, Friday is the same as any other day.
If you have a genuine emergency during the Friday prayer break, please call 1990 for the free national ambulance — see our emergency numbers guide for a full list of who to call and when. For anything that can wait a little, we reopen by early afternoon.
Thank you for understanding.
Planning a visit? See our Arugam Bay safety guide for other practical local advice, or head to our emergency page for what to do if something goes wrong.