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Fighting Coronavirus Together: Ministry of Health Trains COVID-19 Retrieval Teams

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KIU, Western Campus – The Ministry of Health, under the Emergency Medical Services Department, is currently training COVID-19 retrieval teams, aimed at building capacity in retrieving suspected COVID-19 patients from the communities.

“The training of COVID-19 Retrieval Teams by Ministry of Health under the Emergency Medical Services Department is ongoing,” reads a statement from the ministry.

“The training, supported by Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, is an enhancement of Critical Care skills for 40 health workers during emergency response to COVID-19 from both within Kampala and Regional Referral Hospitals,” it adds.

Picture credit: Ministry of Health