Sana'a: A training workshop on first aid and epidemic disease control commenced today for staff at detention centers in the Capital Security Directorate. Under the slogan "Behind Bars, There's a Human Being," the workshop is organized by the Department of Preventive and Therapeutic Medicine at the Ministry of Interior and the Field Epidemiology Training Program at the Ministry of Health and Environment.
According to Yemen News Agency, the three-week workshop aims to equip 32 detention center staff members with knowledge about the most common diseases they may encounter among detainees in police stations or correctional facilities. The training is designed to help them detect symptoms of particularly epidemic diseases early and to report any suspected cases to surveillance coordinators.
During the opening ceremony, Dr. Ali Shaiban, Minister of Health and Environment, underscored the course's significance as part of the collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Health and Interior. He emphasized the importance of understanding patient management within detention centers and highlighted that not all patients require isolation. Dr. Shaiban noted that simple cleanliness and purity measures can eliminate epidemics and stressed promoting a culture of cleanliness in detention centers to prevent diseases.
Major General Mohammed Marsh, Assistant Undersecretary for the Resources Sector at the Ministry of Interior, remarked that the workshop reflects the cooperative framework between the Ministries of Interior and Health to train detention center personnel. He reiterated the importance of the workshop's slogan in emphasizing care for individuals, whether incarcerated or free, and improving their environments to prevent diseases.
Dr. Mohammed Al-Mansour, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Environment for the Healthcare Sector, pointed out that the workshop results from joint efforts to train personnel in health-related fields. He highlighted the workshop's role in educating trainees about public health principles, disease transmission methods, and first aid in correctional facilities.
Dr. Abdul Hakim Al-Kahlani, Director of the Field Epidemiology Training Program, outlined the training workshop's objectives, including familiarizing participants with diseases such as cholera, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and non-communicable diseases. Participants will receive first aid training and undertake field visits to health programs and hospitals in the Capital Secretariat.
The opening ceremony was attended by several officials, including Brigadier General Ahmed Al-Hashemi, Deputy Director of Security of the Capital Secretariat, Dr. Ihab Al-Saqqaf, Director of the General Department of Disease Control and Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, and Colonel Dr. Akram Al-Madani, Director of Preventive Medicine at the Ministry of Interior, among others.