The Ministry of Community Development confirmed that volunteering in the field of providing medical and treatment services requires volunteers to be specialized in scientific, practical, accredited and licensed areas that qualify them to provide their expertise in working in the medical fields, first aid and other specialized health services, calling on all cadres of talent holders and expertise from citizens and residents, to initiate volunteering The field is under the umbrella of the national campaign "Emirates Volunteer" announced by the "Supreme National Committee for Volunteerism during Crises" to support the efforts made at the country level to limit the spread of the new Corona virus.
The volunteering platform provides «Emirates Volunteer»,
(https://www.volunteers.ae)
Hundreds of voluntary opportunities for specialized medical expertise to provide their efforts in a number of service locations spread across all emirates to counter the virus, which include medical examination centers, quarantine centers, support centers and services for medical facilities, as well as call and response centers to provide support for emergency medical cases.
The Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced through the platform a request for 200 technical cadres from doctors and nurses to volunteer at various health services centers across the country.
Through the platform, the “Community Contributions Authority - Together” provided about 800 volunteer opportunities for specialized medical expertise to participate in supporting the efforts to combat the virus and limit its spread, in a number of areas including radiologists, laboratory technologists, radiologists and respiratory traders, in addition to specialized cadres in The intensive care unit, general medicine, internal medicine and anesthesia, nurses in the operations department and intensive care units.
The Dubai Health Authority also announced 400 voluntary opportunities in the fields of general medicine, family medicine, internal medicine and nursing, to participate in providing their services in the Dubai field hospital, which is being held at the headquarters of the Dubai World Trade Center within the measures taken at the country level to combat the spread of the virus.
The platform includes all the volunteer national platforms under one roof, which makes it easier for volunteers to browse the required areas of volunteering, and the conditions for volunteering allow workers in private sector institutions the possibility to volunteer on the condition of knowledge and approval of the employer, and to ensure that the employee does not fail to perform his duties and job obligations.
It is possible to register for volunteering by creating an account through the same platform for persons who are not previously registered in it, and it is also possible to apply for volunteering as a group or a number of individuals in one family, provided that their request is approved according to the voluntary opportunities available.
The platform provides hundreds of volunteer opportunities for specialized medical expertise.