The importance of applying precautionary measures to reduce the Corona virus
The College of Science and Arts in Khamis Mushayt (King Khalid University) organized an awareness program aimed at clarifying the importance of applying precautionary measures to reduce the Corona virus, and that was on Wednesday, 2/27/1442 at 6:30 pm via the Zoom platform, and the program was moderated by Professor Noura Al- Shahrani; the Community Service Coordinator at the Computer Department, where the program was implemented by the Community Service Unit in cooperation with the Student Activity Unit in the College. The presenter of the program was Dr. Manal Mohamed Abdel Moneim Hawash; the assistant professor at the department of Public health, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Khamis Mushait.
During the program, Dr. Manal Hawwash highlights the importance of raising health awareness of the precautionary measures that must be taken and implemented. She provided the target group with the necessary information on how to deal with a patient who shows signs of disease. She tried to enable the target group to acquire knowledge that helps in the prevention of Covid-19, and cleared the effects and risks in case of the failure in taking the necessary precautions and prevention.
The head of the community service unit at the college, Dr. Rehab Babiker explained that the program came as the college’s contribution to create the awareness concepts of the college’s employees to prevent and limit Corona virus.
It is noteworthy that the program was interspersed with presentations explaining the precautions. The program ended with taking interventions from the attendees, and it was among the valuable and supportive interventions for applying precautions and knowing the ways that lead to getting infected with the virus and how to reduce it. The program was organized to practice university’s role in educating the university’s employees and raising the level of awareness among them.
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