Disaster health education framework for short and intermediate training in Saudi Arabia: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Saudi Arabia has made extensive efforts to manage disasters using unique national approaches; however, challenges and obstacles concerning disaster health handling persist. The nation has a reactive strategy to disaster management with a need for increased involvement of health professionals in disaster management and improvement of healthcare facilities emergency preparedness including competency-based education training.

Objective

A comprehensive and consistent approach of disaster education programs for short and intermediate training of health professionals involved in disaster responses in Saudi Arabia is still not evident. Therefore, it is vital to explore and map the current state of the disaster education framework in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Bajow N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372336 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature