VIDEO: Mobile clinics in Dubai to bolster COVID-19 vaccination drive

  • Date: 09-Mar-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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VIDEO: Mobile clinics in Dubai to bolster COVID-19 vaccination drive

A 'Wellness on Wheels' mobile cilnic. The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), in collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), announced that it has begun conducting COVID-19 vaccination drives across the city through mobile clinics deployed as part of the Wellness on Wheels (WoW) initiative, a unique project launched by MBRU to provide medical assistance to community members. A total of two WoW mobile clinics staffed by 11 nurses and doctors from DHA along with staff from MBRU have started administering doses of DHA approved vaccines across 11 vaccination points. The move is in line with Dubai's efforts to vaccinate 100% of all eligible adults by the end of the year. The vaccination drive has so far been conducted at various locations including Al Garhoud Private Hospital; Oilfields Supply Center Ltd.; SRG Holding Sheraton Grand; DP World; American Hospital Dubai; McDermott Middle East and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). The campaign will be covering more locations to ensure its widest reach. In less than a month, a total of 7, 688 people received their COVID-19 vaccination through the WoW mobile clinics. The first initiative of its kind using mobile clinics, MBRU's WoW aims