According to Najran Health Affairs, «Your Doctor at Your Home» Initiative, since it was launched last April to date, has provided medical consultations in 20 specialties, via WhatsApp, to 24,108 beneficiaries. The initiative comes as part of the Affairs’ efforts and precautionary measures to stop the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
It is worth mentioning that the initiative aims to provide appropriate medical consultations to patients, via smart Apps. instead of going to hospitals unless absolutely necessary, in the following specialties: diabetes, cardiology, OB/GYN, internal medicine, neurology, dermatology, pediatric, obesity, orthopedic, ophthalmology, nephrology, neurosurgery, colon and rectal surgery, urology, psychology, dentistry, general surgery, chest diseases, and ENT.