UAE Volunteers campaign to provide 3-day training for volunteers to support health emergency response teams

UAE Volunteers campaign to provide 3-day training for volunteers to support health emergency response teams

Obaid Al Shamsi, Director General of National Emergency, Crisis, and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), said that the "UAE Volunteers" campaign, with the support of the Higher National Committee for Regulating Volunteering during Crisis, the volunteers.ae platform supervised by the MCD and the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development, and the support of (NCEMA); managed to attract over 8,000 volunteers who possess first aid basic skills and experience to work under pressure and within teams.. Participants will undergo an evaluation test and obtain certificates of completion that are approved by the training authority The UAE Volunteers campaign is implementing the pilot stage of the training with an integrated plan.. The first cohort of volunteers was selected, and the first training course started at the Training Center of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection in Sharjah.. The pilot phase will be evaluated based on the effectiveness of participants to ensure that the training course achieved its goal in supporting the medical and nursing staff.. It is worth noting that the volunteers.ae platform offers citizens and residents interested in volunteering in the UAE Volunteers campaign both field and virtual volunteering opportunities under the umbrella of the Higher National Committee for Regulating Volunteering during