Saving and Supporting Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Developing Country Using a Multidimensional Healthcare Personnel Centric Policy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha Dutta ◽  
Anurag Sachan ◽  
Madhumita Premkumar ◽  
Tulika Gupta ◽  
Swapanjeet Sahoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Care Workers

scholarly journals Conundrums of the second line health care workers during the time of a pandemic: analytical solutions based on the experience from a developing country

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-247
Author(s):  
Akhil Paul
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Entire World ◽  
Self Protection

The COVID 19 pandemic has affected the entire world, and it is continuing to spread morbidity, mortality, and chaos. The second line of health care workers who are not treating the COVID 19 infected patients also plays a significant role during this pandemic by treating other diseases and screening for COVID 19 infection. Nevertheless, many of them still struggle to identify and understand their role, lost between the idea of self-protection and principles of medical ethics. This article is trying to break the ice by solving a few common conundrums based on India's experiences.

scholarly journals Resuming elective surgeries in Corona pandemic from the perspective of a developing country

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar Sarin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Surgical Services ◽  
Care Workers

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have entered into a “crisis mode”. One of the measures used to allow hospitals to surge their capacity and serve the patient population with COVID-19 infection was the suspension of elective activity, most importantly elective surgery and other procedures. Now as the infection is fading, efforts are being made to resume elective surgical services keeping in mind the safety of the patient and health care workers. Resuming surgical services in developing countries is an uphill task. 

Organizational Factors and Health Care Workers' Physical Safety

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Lipscomb ◽  
Jeanne Geiger-Brown ◽  
Katherine McPhaul ◽  
Karen Calabro
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Care Workers
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