Sehhaty App 2026: Complete Guide — Appointments, Prescriptions, Health Record

Sehhaty is the official digital gateway to the Saudi Ministry of Health, connecting citizens and residents to the full health system: from primary-care centre to hospital, from prescription to pharmacy. Official URL: sehhaty.sa or the "Sehhaty" mobile app on iOS/Android.

Before Sehhaty (2018), a patient walked into a centre for a paper ticket, waited hours, and carried paper cards between hospitals. Today everything is unified in one app with a full digital medical record.

Main Sehhaty services

| Service | Description | |---|---| | Primary-care centre registration | Links you to a centre near your address; becomes your default destination | | Appointment booking | Centres, hospitals (post-referral), vaccination appointments | | E-prescriptions | Every government prescription appears digitally | | Medication dispensing | Government pharmacy or partner pharmacy | | Vaccination certificates | For your children and for travellers, with official seal | | Unified medical record | Medical history, tests, imaging, diagnoses | | Insurance verification | If insured through employment, shows your cover and providers | | Health isolation | Follow-up if you're in quarantine or as a contact | | Sehhaty digital card | The digital health ID, replacing old paper cards |

Registration and use steps

| Step | Detail | |---|---| | 1 | Download "Sehhaty" from App Store or Google Play, or open sehhaty.sa | | 2 | Open and choose "Sign In" | | 3 | Sign in with National Single Sign-On or Absher account | | 4 | Activate with the OTP sent to your Absher mobile | | 5 | Review your data and set mobile + email for alerts | | 6 | "Select Care Centre" — pick one from the list near your national address | | 7 | Sehhaty is ready — browse the home screen |

Booking a health-centre appointment

Rest assured you no longer walk in for a number:

1. From Home, choose "Appointments" → "New Booking."
2. Select your registered centre (or search another).
3. Choose the specialty (general, family, paediatrics, dentistry, etc.).
4. Available days and times appear — pick what suits you.
5. Confirm — booking number and QR code appear in the app.
6. Go at appointment time and show the QR at reception.

E-prescription and medication

After your doctor's visit, the prescription is written digitally and delivered in the app:

• Dispense from a government pharmacy: free for citizens. Go to any government pharmacy or major centre and show the prescription code.
• Dispense from a partner private pharmacy: per your insurance cover. As long as insurance includes the medication, it's dispensed without payment.
• Rare medications: may need scheduled pickup or referral to a specialty hospital.

Note: prescriptions have a validity window — typically 7-30 days depending on the medication. If expired, you need a new visit.

Vaccination certificates

A common service before travel or child school enrolment:

• Routine child vaccinations: appear automatically after each dose.
• Official travel certificate: printable PDF with e-seal, recognised in most countries.
• Yellow fever vaccination: for travellers to Africa and South America — issued with the international certificate.
• Hajj vaccination: mandatory for pilgrims (Meningitis, Influenza).

Unified medical record

Every visit, test, scan, and diagnosis at any government facility is recorded in your file:

• Medical history.
• Current and past medications.
• Allergies (critical in emergencies).
• Chronic conditions.
• Latest test results.

This record is shared with the doctor at every visit — no need to re-explain.

Health insurance and private sector

• If you're insured through employment: the app shows your insurer, approved providers, and cover limits.
• Private hospital care: needs pre-approval for some cases; visible in the app.
• Emergency: usually dispensed without prior approval.

For your insurance company details: the "Insurance" section in the app.

Common mistakes

• Care centre far from your home: complicates appointments. Update it to the nearest in Sehhaty settings.
• Notifications off: you miss appointments. Enable in phone settings.
• Old mobile number: blocks OTP for prescriptions. Update in Absher first, then Sehhaty.
• Walk-in without a booking number: may not be served during full appointment slots.
• Booking without attending: two consecutive no-shows lock booking for a week.

Sehhaty's relationship with other health apps

| App | Focus | Note | |---|---|---| | Mawid | Government hospital appointments | Part of Sehhaty | | Wasfaty | Prescription management | Integrated inside Sehhaty | | Ana | Detailed medical record | Complementary with Sehhaty | | Seha | Remote medical consultation | Complementary — standalone app | | Tawakkalna | COVID and general health cases | Complementary — standalone app |

Related articles

• Mawid app — government hospital appointments
• Absher — the complete guide
• Tawakkalna — the complete guide

Sources:

• Official Sehhaty app — sehhaty.sa
• Saudi Ministry of Health — moh.gov.sa
• Council of Health Insurance — chi.gov.sa (for insurance).