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Saudising medical jobs gets boost

The Gulf Indians — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:34:45 +0000

Cairo: Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new plan to increase the numbers of Saudis working in four health professions in the private sector as part of government efforts to provide jobs for citizens.

The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources said that in partnership with the Ministry of Health, decisions have been taken to raise the rates of professional localisation in radiology to reach 64% of the overall workforce at the private sector institutions, to 70% in the medical lab field, 80% in therapeutic nutrition; and 80% in physiotherapy.

The latest decisions will be implemented in two phases next year, according to the Ministry of Health. The first will begin on April 17 covering all medical institutions in main Saudi cities, namely Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Dammam and Khubar and major institutions in other regions of the kingdom.

The second phase will start in 12 months’ time, specifically on October 17, applying to all institutions across the kingdom.

Building on previous localisation moves in the healthcare sector, the latest decisions aim to enable Saudi professionals to get attractive job opportunities.
For its part, the Ministry of Health will supervise the implementation follow-up consistent with the labour market needs and health specialisations.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has launched a series of initiatives to employ its nationals and replace foreign workers in several fields including education, telecommunications and real estate as part of a labour policy known as “Saudisation”.

In September last year, Saudi authorities unveiled a plan to localise the dental profession, initially setting it at 35 per cent as of March.Compliant private sector institutions stand to benefit from incentives and support programmes offered by the Ministry of Human Resources to help them employ Saudis.

These incentives include support to the process of looking for qualified employees, training and employment continuity as well as having access to Saudi employment support progr

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118 test positive for COVID-19 in Kerala on June 28, 42 recover

The Gulf Indians — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 15:02:19 +0000

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One hundred eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the State on June 28 while 42 patients who were undergoing treatment for the same have recovered, according to Kerala’s Minister for Health K.K. Shailaja.
Twenty=six people from Kannur district, 17 in Thrissur district, 10 each from Kollam and Alappuzha districts, nine in Thiruvananthapuram district, seven each from Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts, six in Kasargod district, five each from Kottayam, Malappuram and Wayanad districts, four each in Idukki and Palakkad districts and three from Pathanamthitta district are those who tested positive for Coronavirus.
Among the newly detected cases, 68 have arrived from overseas (Kuwait – 19, UAE – 15, Oman – 13, Saudi Arabia – 10, Qatar – 4, Bahrain – 4, Nigeria – 2 & Ghana – 1) and 36 have returned from other States (Karnataka-10, Delhi-7, Maharashtra-7, Tamil Nadu-5, Telangana-2, Chhattisgarh-2, Jammu & Kashmir-1, Rajasthan-1 & Gujarat-1). Fourteen people got infected through contact. Five people in Malappuram district (all employees of a private hospital), four from Kottayam district and one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kannur and Palakkad districts are those infected.
Seven patients from Kozhikode district, six in Idukki district, five each from Alappuzha, Kottayam, Thrissur and Kasargod districts, three in Palakkad district, two from Pathanamthitta district, and one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Wayanad and Kannur districts have tested negative on the day. So far, 2,150 persons have been cured of COVID-19 and 2,015 patients are still under treatment.
There are at present 1,75,734 people under observation in various districts of the State. Of these, 1,73,123 are under surveillance at their homes or under institutional quarantine centres and 2,611 are in isolation at hospitals. Three hundred and fifity-five people were hospitalised on the day.
During the last 24 hours, 5,406 samples were examined. A total of 2,20,821 samples have been sent for testing and of these, the results of 4,041 samples are expected. As part of Sentinel Surveillance, 45,592 samples were collected from priority groups, such as health workers, guest workers and those with high public contacts and 43,842 samples were negative.
Thirteen new places were declared as hotspots taking the total number of hotspots in Kerala to 124.

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Insurance scheme for healthcare providers extended

The Gulf Indians — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:59:44 +0000

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With no respite from COVID-19 cases, the Government of India extended the Rs.50-lakh insurance scheme for about 22 lakh healthcare providers for another three months till September, according to reports.
The scheme implemented by New India Assurance was slated to end on June 30, as per the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the Rs.1.70 lakh Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package in March.
The insurance provides a comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs.50 lakh to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of patients suffering from coronavirus infection and who may be at risk of being impacted by this.
Insurance Scheme for health workers in government hospitals and healthcare centres operationalised with effect from March 30, 2020, an official statement said, adding the scheme has been extended up to September.
The scheme is funded through the National Disaster Response Fund, operated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitation workers and a few others working in hospitals under the central and state governments will be covered under the insurance scheme.
While announcing the scheme, the Finance Minister had said, safai karamcharis, ward-boys, nurses, ASHA workers, paramedics, technicians, doctors and specialists and other health workers would be covered by the special insurance scheme.
“Any health professional, who while treating COVID-19 patients, meet with some accident, then he/she would be compensated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh under the scheme,” she had said.
All government health centres, wellness centres and hospitals of the Centre as well as states would be covered under this scheme, she had said.
However, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare later in an FAQ clarified that private hospital staff treating COVID-19 patients will also be covered.
“Private persons those who are engaged by both public & private health care institutions/organisation through an agency and were deployed or drafted for care and may have come in direct contact of the COVID-19 patient (with the proof that the service of the agencies was engaged by the institution/organisation),” the FAQ said.

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