100,000 people willing to volunteer in Saudi Arabia’s fight against COVID-19

100,000 people willing to volunteer in Saudi Arabia’s fight against COVID-19

Volunteer applications have been received from professionally licensed health cadres, students specialized in the health field, retired health personnel, and people and organizations experienced in providing a range of support services.. Droves of Saudis express pride at joining program to serve their country during national health crisis. More than 8,000 medical and support services volunteers are already in the field, and Battar said: "These volunteers have successfully completed the necessary training programs supervised by the Commission for Health Specialties.. The other category of volunteers will attend training courses before we can call them to take part in the needed service.". “¢ Applicants can then attend online courses and take exams.. "It is an opportunity to show how much we love our country, and I am really excited to have been given this chance to join the volunteer work heroes in helping to protect people living in Saudi Arabia from the pandemic," Al-Mutawa said.. JEDDAH: Almost SR1 billion ($266 million) has been pledged by ministries, companies and individuals toward the Kingdom's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Saudi health minister revealed on Monday.. Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah highlighted the contributions which had boosted the Ministry of Health's funds being used