Participation of Community Health Volunteers in an intensified contact tracing program conducted by Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Amid a new wave of coronavirus disease in Sistan & Balouchestan Province, a total of 186 Community Health Volunteers have been trained to participate in tracing close contacts and in monitoring the compliance with home isolation protocols by COVID 19 cases and reverse quarantine among high risk groups living in their neighborhood.
Report from: Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellery for Health
Published on: 9 July 2021
Amid a new wave of coronavirus disease in Sistan & Balouchestan Province, a total of 186 Community Health Volunteers have been trained to participate in tracing close contacts and in monitoring the compliance with home isolation protocols by COVID 19 cases and reverse quarantine among high risk groups living in their neighbourhood.
With the expected surge in coronavirus-related cases, ZAUMS is taking critical steps to ensure the health safety and well-being of all those we serve. As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are also taking part in an extraordinary push to assemble face shields and pack surgical masks for coronavirus protection, an activity organized and overseen by Zahedan University of Medical Sciences uses Incident Command System.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong presence of the Community Health Volunteers in training families, conducting screening and contact tracing for COVID-19 cases using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), especially at work place and among non-Iranians is part of their activities in response to coronavirus pandemic.
The Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) have also played an active role in the identification and referral of elderly for COVID-19 vaccination, and so far more than 2,000 individuals have been identified and referred to COVID-19 vaccination centers.
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