The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Makkah City's Health Programs Performance

ABSTRACT

Background: Coronavirus (Covid-19) is a viral illness caused by a recently discovered coronavirus that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019.(1). The impact of this global pandemic affects all social, psychological, and economic aspects of society, and health(1,2). The aim of the Saudi preventive health programs for Community health services was to increase awareness and decrease preventable diseases. This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on key performance indicators of health programs at Makkah Al-Mukarramah City. Material and Methods: This comparative descriptive study was conducted to assess health programs' key performance indicators and statistics before COVID19 in 2019, in comparison with 2020 and 2021. KPI and statistics of health programs collected the data including that on chronic diseases Preventive programs, age categories and healthy life programs.