Coronavirus: 85% UAE health workers fighting Covid-19 satisfied with their work

  • Date: 07-Sep-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Coronavirus: 85% UAE health workers fighting Covid-19 satisfied with their work

About 85 per cent of the UAE's health workers on the Covid-19 frontlines are satisfied with their jobs, a survey has revealed. This despite the pandemic-related pressures. About 86 per per cent expressed satisfaction with the quality of facility infrastructure and availability of adequate resources to manage the current situation.

Nearly 8,000 healthcare workers responded to the survey conducted by the Frontline Heroes Office. The respondents overwhelmingly approve of the government's handling of the outbreak. Nearly 95 per cent of those surveyed support the coordinated national pandemic response.

The repondents also identified challenges that the Frontline Heroes Office will work to address through its support programme. Analysis of the research findings identified five central themes as areas of focus: Recognition