raise awareness of precautionary measures in educational institutions
Dr. Iman Ahmed Haji, Head of School Health Department at the Public Health Department at the Ministry of Health, said that coordination has been made with the Ministry of Education to implement a number of training workshops to raise awareness of precautionary measures to prevent the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to preserve the safety and health of students and employees of educational institutions and to ensure the return Safe for all, as part of preparation for the gradual opening of educational institutions and schools, and in implementation of the recommendations of the national team charged with following up on the reopening of educational institutions from all relevant authorities.
Hajji indicated that 3 training workshops were implemented for the public education sector, special education and higher education through visual communication technology during the current month of August, as the workshops included an introduction to the Coronavirus, methods of preventing the virus and limiting its spread, and the most important precautionary measures and measures to be followed in institutions. The educational institution, emphasizing the mechanisms and strategies of response in the event of suspicion or infection with the Coronavirus in the educational institution.
These training workshops were provided by consultants and specialists from the School Health Departments and the Disease Control Department at the Public Health Department. The material presented was filmed to prepare an educational and training film on preventive measures for circulation to all school administrations and educational institutions.
These workshops are one of the training materials for a series of workshops, guides and regulations that will be provided to those concerned with educational institutions as part of the precautionary plan to respond and prepare to limit the spread of the virus. In addition, a series of awareness-raising videos were filmed in coordination with the media team at the Ministry of Education, with the aim of enhancing awareness and adherence to the precautionary measures that must be followed to ensure the health of everyone.
The workshops emphasized that the safe return of educational institutions and their success is a shared responsibility, and their success depends on the extent to which all segments of society adhere to the approved guidelines and precautionary measures issued by the National Medical Team to deal with Coronavirus (Covid 19).
