The UQU Consulting Research and Studies Institute represented by the Unit of Continuing Medical Education and The Centre for Safety, Risk and Crisis Management (SAFE) ) in collaboration with the medical colleges and the Deanship of Preparatory Year the scientific symposium titled: " Scabies, Facts and Bubbles", tomorrow Tuesday Rajab 24, 1439 H, corresponding to April 10, 2018 targeting both males and females. The symposium comes within the activities of the scabies awareness campaign launched by the UQU President Professor Abdullah Omar Bafail under the slogan of " Prevention, Safety, and Control of Epidemics", at the supportive hall of King Abdul-Aziz Historical hall at the university campus in Abdyia. 

Meanwhile, the Dean of Consulting Research and Studies Dr. Ali bin Mohamed Al-Shaari valued the interest of the UQU President Professor Abdullah Bafail in providing awareness and educational programs for all the sectors of the community indicating that the campaign comes as part of the initiatives and programs presented by the Institute within its series of services provided in the consultancy and training aspects.  

He added that the awareness campaign which was launched by the UQU President Professor Bafail will include several symposia and programs at the different campuses of the university as well as the public places of Makkah region to be carried out starting from tomorrow Tuesday until Shaaban 3, 1439 H to contribute to increasing public awareness of scabies and explain methods of prevention against the disease.  

For his part, the Supervisor of the Unit of Continuing Medical Education Dr. Ayman Jawahirji said the symposium of "Scabies, Facts, and Bubbles", is an awareness and educational symposium about scabies including; information about the diseases, its causes, ways of transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and ways of prevention.  He noted that the purpose of the symposium is to promote community awareness of scabies and respond to their inquiries in this regard in addition to removing uncertainty about the disease.