Dubai Health Authority launched today - in the framework of the great efforts of the Health Authority in Dubai in the face of the emerging corona virus / Covid-19 / and in support of its pre-emptive medical tests - a mobile bus to conduct the necessary tests for the virus in cooperation with the company, "NAFFCO and Sheldmi", which initiated By providing the bus to the authority in order to enhance the preventive and preventive measures it carries out.
The Covid 19 bus is among the most advanced in this field in terms of its advanced equipment and technologies, its compatibility with the requirements and protocols of the medical examination, and the safety and security standards available to protect medical personnel based on the examination process, as well as the community members dealing with the bus from any possibilities to transmit Corona infection .
The authority aims to operate the bus to the workers' housing areas specifically, in conjunction with the convoys of proactive tests for the Corona virus implemented by the authority in cooperation with a group of private hospitals. Without access to the accredited examination centers in Dubai.
According to the capabilities of the mobile bus and its equipment, it is expected that the medical examination process will be completed for about one thousand people per day, a number that the authority considers appropriate for the proactive steps and preventive measures it takes to combat Corona.
The Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, stressed that joint and concerted efforts between health, police and community institutions and governmental and private stakeholders are increasing the effectiveness of tackling Corona / Covid-19 /, and raising the level of confronting the virus, and exceeding the challenges it brought.
He noted that the expansion of the scope of medical examinations and the acceleration of their speed, especially among high-density areas, especially the headquarters of workers' housing, contributed greatly to limiting the spread of Corona, as well as precipitating quarantine operations for those suspected of infection, and quickly providing the necessary treatment to patients.
Al Qatami praised the community initiatives and the continuous support from all institutions, especially the private health sector and related companies, appreciating the initiative of "Nafco and Shieldmi", for the importance of the bus it provided to support the procedures of medical examinations and stressed that the Authority views such qualitative initiatives with all pride and appreciation.
For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors, “NAFFCO and Shieldmi” Eng. Khaled Al-Khatib said, “The company's contribution to this bus is nothing but an expression of our thanks and desire to enhance the great efforts made by the Dubai government represented by the Health Authority in the face of Corona .. and the bus was designed and manufactured with all Pride in the UAE, which is one of the innovative solutions in the field of mobile testing for Covid-19 virus.
And about the bus's features, Al-Khatib explained that this mobile bus can examine a thousand people daily and is equipped with the required requirements internally and the ID card reading and registration systems, as well as it can move in residential areas easily with complete protection for the internal medical staff from exposure to direct contact with the outside environment and thus protect them from Infection and giving them a sense of safety during their work and completing the examination process with complete success, confirming that the protection of medical crews and those in charge of the inspection process inside the bus was the main focus point during the design of the bus equipped with internal and external isolation and sterilization systems Toura.