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H1N1 Training for Staff of All Private Schools Completed

DUBAI — The Dubai Health Authority has completed H1N1 training for staff in all private schools in Dubai.

Beginning this academic year (from September 1), the Community Health Programme Section of the authority conducted H1N1 training across approximately 160 private schools in the emirate.

Dr Fatima Al Attar, Head of Community Services Programme, Primary Healthcare Sector, said, “The safety of children in schools is imperative and by educating school nurses, doctors and administration staff about health guidelines, we can ensure that the risk of any infection is drastically reduced. We have asked schools to follow national protocols to reduce the risk of H1N1 in schools.

“We believe it is important to undertake preventive steps as well as provide the school administration an opportunity to raise their concerns and queries which we have addressed through this extensive training initiative.”

The programme was headed by Dr Hamid Y Hussain, Supervisor of the School Health Community Programme and Primary Health Care Sector.

The authority also conducted its yearly seminar on school health and emphasised on how school authorities can ensure that the risk of any infection is reduced on their premises.

Over 400 doctors, nurses and administration staff from schools in Dubai attended the seminar held at the Rashid Library Auditorium.

The seminar had speakers from the Dubai Health Authority, the Juvenile Diabetes Education Centre (JDEC), Johnson and Johnson as well as other healthcare companies.

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