In collaboration with staff, students, and faculty, we are sharing the following information to bring awareness and support for Muslim residents, fellows, postdocs, staff, and faculty who will observe Ramadan during COVID-19.
In collaboration with staff, students, and faculty, we are sharing the following information to bring awareness and support for Muslim residents, fellows, postdocs, staff, and faculty who will observe Ramadan during COVID-19.
To: Faculty, Staff, Trainees, and Students
RE: Creating Awareness: Ramadan 2020 and COVID-19
In collaboration with staff, students, and faculty, we are sharing the following information to bring awareness and support for Muslim residents, fellows, postdocs, staff, and faculty who will observe Ramadan during COVID-19.
1) Ramadan 2020 begins in the evening of April 23 and ends in the evening of May 23.
2) From dawn to sunset, Muslims who are fasting abstain from eating any food and drinking water or any beverage.
3) Be supportive of colleagues/co-workers who work extended hours due to COVID-19. Muslims who are fasting generally eat two main meals a day: one at sunset when they end their daily fast (iftar) and the other before the break of dawn (suhoor).
4) Prayer: colleagues/co-workers should bring their own prayer rug and remember social distancing.
5) For general guidance on treating patients during Ramadan, Stanford Medicine provides information at this link .
6) Please refer to the Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims at this link.
Kind regards,
Dr. E. Nathan Thomas III
Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry
UNC School of Medicine
Aleyah Pryor-Pankey
System Executive Director
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UNC Health Care