AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CAPABILITIES OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AT THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IN FACING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC, FROM THE HEALTH CARE WORKERS PERSPECTIVE IN THE NAJRAN REGION OF SAUDI ARABIA.

The current study aims to assess the capabilities of the health care system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in facing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the point of view of health sector workers inside the Najran region, as the repercussions of the Corona pandemic imposed many challenges for health systems and the extent of their preparedness to face the pandemic. This will be through addressing the knowledge of the health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially in the Najran region, in terms of the availability of medical personnel, equipment and methods of personal protection. The current study sample consisted of (71) health workers in the Najran region, and to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher designed an electronic questionnaire that assesses the capabilities of the health care system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in facing the Corona virus COVID-19, from the viewpoint of health sector workers inside the Najran region . The results indicated that 83.43%, of the extent of the preparedness and capacity of the health care system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in facing the covide-19 virus. In addition, that the average answers of the study sample on the capabilities of the health system in the Kingdom amounted to (80-92%). The researcher explains this as: Effective implementation of the Saudi Vision 2030 launched by the Saudi government, which seeks to raise the level of health in the Kingdom and improve the quality of services. The study recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: The necessity of reviewing and developing preventive strategies, procedures and measures taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Health-care worker, covid -19, emerging infectious diseases, Saudi Arabia