Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Medical Education Research and Development, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 24;37:262. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.262.26574. eCollection 2020.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. This pandemic is transforming the world and has posed exceptional challenges to health care delivery. Saudi Arabia has exerted unprecedented efforts and measures to fight the pandemic. Appreciating the value of primary health care during this crisis the family and community medicine department reorganized the services. We discuss the problems faced, solutions and lessons learned in the hope others may find it helpful.
世界卫生组织(WHO)已宣布 COVID-19 疫情为大流行。这场大流行正在改变世界,给医疗服务带来了特殊的挑战。沙特阿拉伯为抗击这一大流行病做出了前所未有的努力和采取了措施。在这场危机中,家庭和社区医学科认识到初级卫生保健的重要性,重新调整了服务。我们讨论了所面临的问题、解决方案和经验教训,希望其他人可以从中受益。