Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Around 70 percent of health workers who are engaged in the battle against coronavirus around the world are women, according to an expert. “Most of these women are working on the frontlines in rendering healthcare services with attending and nursing COVID-19 patients,” said Dr. Ghada Bint Yousef, vice dean for students’ affairs at King Saud University.
She was among the four Saudi experts in the health, educational, and media fields who addressed the 14th session of the Muneerah Bint Mohammed Al-Melhem Forum for Local Community Services at the Prince Abdulrahman Al-Sudairy Cultural Center. Their talks at the forum titled “Safe Return…challenges and opinions” focused on the pros and cons of the coronavirus pandemic on social, economic, health and psychological aspects of life. The session was held under the patronage of Princess Noura Bint Muhammad Al-Saud.
On his part, Dr. Muhammad Al-Shayea, president of Al-Jouf University, said…