the use of the Twitter network in raising awareness of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) through analyzing the tweets of the UAE Ministry of Health and Community

This study aimed to determine the use of the Twitter network in raising awareness of the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) through analyzing the tweets of the UAE Ministry of Health and Community Protection that were published from 7/1/2020 - 31/7/2020, to reveal the communication role of health institutions in raising awareness of the disease. This study is a descriptive study that uses the analytical approach. It relied on the sample survey method using the content analysis tool. The tweet was considered as a unit of analysis using both social responsibility theory and information seeking. The number of tweets reached 513 tweets. The findings have shown that the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the UAE allocated 62% of its tweets in July to raise awareness of the emerging Corona virus and the majority of these tweets were supported by images and info graphics. Additionally, the tweets focused on all segments of the society. The interest of those in charge of the site appeared through answering all inquiries, The study recommends conducting specialized research in the field of communication networks and their role in health awareness.

A Scalable Forecasting Framework to Predict COVID-19 Hospital Bed Occupancy

We present a scalable forecasting framework with a Monte Carlo simulation to forecast the short-term bed occupancy of patients with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 in intensive care units and regular wards. Our forecasts were a central part of the official weekly reports of the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care from May 2020 to March 2021.

Investigating the level of functional preparedness of selected Tehran hospitals in the face of biological events: a focus on COVID-19

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the functional readiness of selected hospitals in Tehran in the face of biological events focusing on the Coronavirus. Design/methodology/approach The current study is a cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study, with the research population consisting of four hospitals in Tehran (Ministry of Health, Social Security, Azad and Military University). This study used data collection tools, standardized functional preparedness tools for hospitals using a biological approach and a standardized checklist of biological event preparations for the American Hospital Association. Interviews with the incident and disaster committee director and observation of each hospital’s existing documents, were used to collect data, which was then analyzed using SPSS-16 software. Findings According to the results, the average percentage of total hospital preparedness in biological events is 36.9%. With 53.3%, the selected military hospital has the most preparation, whereas the Ministry of Health has the lowest preparation with 28.3%. Surge capacity management and communication had the most remarkable preparedness rate of 68.75% (adequate preparedness), biological consultants, meeting management and post-disaster recovery had the lowest preparedness rate of 0% (extremely weak preparedness). Practical implications The average functional preparedness of selected hospitals in Tehran was assessed at an insufficient level in this study. Given the recurrence of disease waves, these results are helpful in increasing hospital preparedness for impending events. Improving preparedness in most areas, especially in post-disaster recovery seems necessary. Originality/value Given the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to assess hospitals’ readiness to increase capacity and respond to this scourge. Few studies have been done in this field in the world. This study investigates this issue in the capital of Iran. The finding of this study suggest authorities’ attention to this issue and the creation of severe and prompt solutions and measures and the use of military hospital experiences to improve biological threat preparedness.

MEWUJUDKAN PUSTAKAWAN KEMENTERIAN KESEHATAN YANG KOMPETEN DAN PROFESIONAL MELALUI PEMILIHAN PUSTAKAWAN INOVATIF TERBAIK

The Ministry of Health Library is a builder library for libraries and librarians within the Ministry of Health spread throughout Indonesia. The success of the library is largely determined by the role of the librarian. Because the librarian is a profession that has a major contribution in realizing the noble ideals of the Indonesian nation in the intellectual life of the nation. Based on this, the Ministry of Health Library held a Selection of the Best Innovative Librarian. The method used in writing this scientific paper is best practice. Best Practice is an idea or new steps that make an outstanding, sustainable and innovative contribution in improving the process development and quality of education. Best Practice needs to be disseminated to others with various strategies in various places repeatedly so that it can be imitated and adopted by others. The selection of the Best Innovative Librarian was carried out in several stages. Starting from making the TOR for activities, entering activity items into the RKAKL, determining the theme of the activity, making guidelines, compiling a Committee Decree. The Best Innovative Librarian Assessment is done by looking at the completeness of documents, innovation papers and presentations. The one who gets the best score from the jury will be designated as the Best Innovative Librarian within the Ministry of Health. The Best Innovative Librarian 1 to 3 and expectations 1 to 3. The Best Innovative Librarian received awards and prizes at the Publication and Public Service Award Night of the Ministry of Health which was attended by the Minister of Health, Menpan-RB and the Head of the National Library. Librarians are the main key to the sustainability and success of a library. The selection of the Best Innovative Librarian was held as a form of appreciation and appreciation for librarians within the Ministry of Health. It is hoped that this activity can motivate librarians in the Ministry of Health to continue to work, innovate, perform and excel and have competitiveness with other professions. ABSTRAKPerpustakaan Kementerian Kesehatan merupakan perpustakaan pembina bagi perpustakaan dan pustakawan di lingkungan Kementerian Kesehatan yang tersebar di seluruh Indonesia. Keberhasilan perpustakaan sangat ditentukan oleh peran Pustakawan. Karena pustakawan merupakan profesi yang memiliki kontribusi besar dalam mewujudkan cita-cita luhur bangsa Indonesia dalam mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa. Berdasarkan hal tersebut Perpustakaaan Kementerian Kesehatan menyelenggarakan Pemilihan Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan karya ilmiah ini adalah best practise. Best Practice adalah suatu ide atau langkah-langkah baru yang memberikan kontribusi luar biasa, berkesinambungan dan inovatif dalam memperbaiki pengembangan proses dan kualitas pendidikan. Best Practice perlu didiseminasikan kepada orang lain dengan berbagai strategi diberbagai tempat secara berulang-ulang sehingga dapat dicontoh dan diadopsi oleh orang lain. Pemilihan Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik dilaksanakan melalui beberapa tahap. Diawali dari pembuatan TOR kegiatan, memasukkan butir kegiatan kedalam RKAKL, menentukan tema kegiatan, membuat pedoman, menyusun SK Kepanitiaan. Penilaian Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik dilakukan dengan cara melihat kelengkapan dokumen, makalah inovasi dan presentasi. Yang mendapat nilai terbaik dari dewan juri akan ditetapkan sebagai Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik di lingkungan Kementerian Kesehatan. Terpilih Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik 1 sd 3 dan harapan 1 s/d 3. Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik mendapatkan penghargaan dan hadiah di Malam Penghargaan Publikasi dan Pelayanan Publik Kementerian Kesehatan yang dihadiri oleh Menkes, Menpan-RB dan Kepala Perpusnas. Pustakawan menjadi kunci utama keberlangsungan dan keberhasilan sebuah perpustakaan. Pemilihan Pustakawan Inovatif Terbaik dilaksanakan sebagai suatu bentuk apresiasi dan penghargaan kepada pustakawan di lingkungan Kementerian Kesehatan. Diharapkan dengan adanya kegiatan ini dapat memotivasi pustakawan di lingkungan Kementerian Kesehatan untuk terus berkarya, berinovasi, berkinerja dan berprestasi serta memiliki daya saing dengan profesi lainnya.

Levels of Warning in the Text messages Sent by the Saudi Ministry of Health during Covid-19 Pandemic

With the beginning of the Corona pandemic at the beginning of 2019 and its rapid spread, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was among the countries that moved very quickly to address this matter. All state institutions played the role related to them. Saudi Ministry of Health launched an intensive package of warning, awareness, and guidance in the form of text messages through multiple electronic platforms to reach the largest segment of society. The study took three sources to collect data, three telecommunications companies, the official account of the Ministry of Health on Twitter and the official website of the Ministry. The current study was based on analyzing these messages in terms of warning levels in various speech acts according to the theories of Austin and Searle, in addition to analyzing the content in terms of its relationship to the actual text and the objective context. The study tried to seek the warning levels in the messages which were classified into three sections: high, moderate, and low and identified the types of actions that represent the levels. The significance of the study lies in revealing how language is used to raise the level of awareness in society. Based on the research methods, this study is analytical and descriptive, based on the theory of speech acts in its foundations, and the development of a reference model for analyzing warning levels that depend on the type of action and its implications, taking into account the indirect speech acts. The results of the study concluded that there is a clear discrepancy in the use of speech verbs to express the three levels of warning.

Understanding citizen health protocol behavioral intention: The mediation role of perceived risk

Amid the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, there are still many people who do not comply with health protocols, so this condition has prompted the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Health to create a #changeusirwabah campaign with a risk communication approach. This study aims to determine what and to what extent the factors in the campaign can change people's behavior to live a healthy life based on the Health Belief Model and TRA (Theory of Reasoned Action) theory. This study uses a quantitative research approach with regression analysis techniques carried out by taking 170 samples of people in DKI Jakarta who are aware of the Change Banish Outbreak campaign. The role of mediation in this study is an exciting research finding. The perceived risk variable used as a communication approach by the Ministry of Health has a vital role in encouraging the influence of campaign messages on behavioral intention. The results in this study can be used as guidelines for an institution to change public health behavior through health campaigns using a risk approach.

Highlights of 27th United Russian Gastroenterology Week and Specialty Commission in Gastroenterology Meeting of the Ministry of Health of Russia

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Events, Evolution, Controversies in the Implementation of a Health Surveillance Qualification Program

The objective is to describe the implementation and development of the Training Program for Health Surveillance Actions (2013-2018), which focuses on improving the performance of health surveillance. It is an evaluation research with a qualitative method. Key informants were interviewed, and documents and literature were analyzed. The analysis enabled the construction of the timeline, the retrieval of the chronology of the events that marked the development of the program, its implementation, and the identification of innovations and controversies. The authors identified three organizational axes: conception/formulation, implementation/monitoring, evaluation/communication. They found that the program went beyond the traditional approach to surveillance and met regional diversities. There were controversies about the responsibility for monitoring the program's actions, whether they belonged to the technical areas related to the indicators or to the management of the program at the Ministry of Health.