Damascus-Sana
Hotlines to respond to inquiries and a team of doctors at disposal and communicate remotely with experienced people in China, France and Italy, several tracks launched by the Damascus Medical Syndicate with the aim of dealing with the spread of the new Corona virus.
And Dr. Ghobash stated that the syndicate has counted doctors who are ready to provide public health services in emergency situations and divided them into sectors and places in cases of difficult movement between regions.
The Syndicate of Doctors of Damascus pointed to distributing awareness leaflets about the disease, its symptoms and ways to prevent it within the city of Damascus in public and private hospitals and some neighborhoods, in cooperation with the mukhtars and a number of volunteers and NGOs.
Regarding communication with international doctors, Dr. Ghobash said that the union organized a 4-hour online meeting with a group of specialists with experience in dealing with the epidemic in China, Germany, France and Italy to benefit from their clinical experiences in managing patients and view the latest scientific evidence related to the development of the disease.
Dr. Ghobash pointed out that the union published the meeting on its Facebook page to ensure that it reached the largest possible number of doctors, which was estimated at 10 thousand.
On the Hotline Initiative, Dr. Ghobash stated that it aims to reduce the burden on hospitals and clinics and to provide reassurance to citizens by listening to them and answering their questions according to a medical protocol certified by the Ministry of Health.
The union team receives communications from 9 am to 9 pm through the hot numbers 3343131-3334733- 0993394391 -0993394392 -0993394390, according to Dr. Ghobash, who pointed out that the period can be extended over 24 hours in the event of an emergency.
Rama Rashidi