UAE: First free online Covid rehab to help long-haulers
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Programme promises to help patients with long-term symptoms.
A free Covid rehabilitation programme which will help patients recover and manage long-term effects was launched in the UAE on Monday.
The online programme the first of its kind in the Middle East was introduced by Arise UAE, an initiative of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, in association with RAK Hospital.
Globally, around 30 per cent of Covid patients experience long-term, debilitating after-effects of the disease, hampering their ability to perform even the simplest daily tasks. Symptoms have been reported to continue for three to nine months.
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Launched in collaboration with ARISE UAE, a network of private sector entities led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Patients can log onto www.rakhospitalrehab.com to register and get individualized prescription
About 30% of COVID patients experience long-term debilitating aftereffects of the disease
DUBAI, UAE, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ RAK Hospital, a premier healthcare facility in the UAE in association with ARISE UAE launched the Middle East s first ever comprehensive Online COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program , which will be offered to patients suffering from long COVID symptoms, completely free of cost. ARISE, the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies, is a network of private sector entities led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
Dubai [UAE], March 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): RAK Hospital, a premier healthcare facility in the UAE in association with ARISE UAE launched the Middle East s first-ever comprehensive Online COVID-19 Rehabilitation Program , which will be offered to patients suffering from long COVID symptoms, completely free of cost.
ARISE, the Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies is a network of private sector entities led by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 rehabilitation improves the health prospects of COVID-19 patients through optimizing health and functioning outcomes, facilitating early discharge and reducing the risk of re-admission.
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Dubai: As COVID-19 patients recover from the virus, they struggle with long-term physical, mental and nutritional deficits that sap their strength and their ability to resume normal life remains suspended or limited for a fairly long time. About 30 per cent of all COVID-19 patients suffer from long-term physical and mental after-effects such as anxiety, fatigue, exhaustion, weakness, sense of isolation, anger apart from debilitating physical complaints. These have been identified by the World Health Organisation ( WHO) as the ‘long-term’ side-effects of COVID-19 that need to be addressed.
Arise, in association with RAK Hospital, has launched the first-ever complimentary COVID-19 Rehabilitation Programme in the UAE, which can be accessed by all residents of UAE. COVID-19 patients from abroad, looking for health resources and guidance, can log in, too, for assistance.