Heat Stress and Thermal Perceptions Amongst Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developed and Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Lee ◽  
Vidhya Venugopal ◽  
P.K. Latha ◽  
Sharifah Alhadad ◽  
Clarence Leow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Heat Stress ◽  
Healthcare Workers

scholarly journals The promise and peril of mHealth in developing countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arul Chib
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Mhealth Intervention ◽  
Medical Infrastructure

The mHealth field understandably arose from a base of practice, developed a nascent, yet ever-expanding, body of inter-disciplinary scholarship, and currently hopes for recognition by, and establishment on, national and trans-national policy bodies and agendas respectively. However, to justify public investment, policymakers require a body of theoretically sound, methodologically rigorous, and generalizable, evidence on how mobile technologies can effectively improve basic healthcare service delivery for hard-to-reach, resource-poor populations in developing countries. This essay draws upon prior work, ranging from a review article, an mHealth intervention for Indonesian healthcare workers within the medical infrastructure, to a text-messaging project in Uganda focused on beneficiaries. The argument is organized around theoretical, methodological, and sustainability issues, and proposes suggestions for how the discipline of mobile communication studies can add value to the field of mHealth research in developing countries.

scholarly journals Global neurosurgery, Bangladesh and COVID-19 era

2020 ◽  
pp. 574-576
Author(s):  
Robert Ahmed Khan ◽  
Moshiur Rahman ◽  
Amit Agrawal ◽  
Ezequiel Garcia-Ballestas ◽  
Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Surgical Service ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Significant Obstacle ◽  
To Come

Background. COVID-19 has become an alarming pandemic for our earth. It has created panic not only in China but also in developing countries like Bangladesh. Bangladesh has adequate confinements to constrain the spread of the infection and in this circumstance, overall healthcare workers including neurosurgeons are confronting a ton of difficulties. The purpose of this paper is to depict the proficiency of Global neurosurgery in this COVID-19 time. Method. Global neurosurgery offers the chance of fusing the best proof-based guidelines of care. This paper demonstrated that, in low to middle-income countries, Global medical procedure has been received to address the issues of residents who lack critical surgical care. Results. Inappropriate and insufficient asset allotment has been a significant obstacle for the health system for decently giving security to the patients. The fundamental training process has been genuinely hampered in the current circumstance. Worldwide health activities have set to an alternate centre and Global neurosurgery as an assurance is slowed down. Conclusion. This paper recommended that Global neurosurgical activities need to come forward and increase the workforce to emphasize surgical service.

scholarly journals Financial, institutional, environmental, technical, and social (FIETS) aspects of water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in indigenous - rural Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Daniel ◽  
Dennis Djohan ◽  
Ilias Machairas ◽  
Saket Pande ◽  
Arifin Arifin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Village Leader ◽  
The Mind

Abstract Background There is increasing recognition of the complexity underlying WASH conditions in developing countries. This article explores the complexity by assessing the vulnerability of a specific area to poor WASH conditions using a qualitative approach. Methods We present our findings for the district of East Sumba in Indonesia. This area is known as one of the poorest regions in Indonesia with inadequate WASH services, indigenous belief that hinder the practice of WASH-related behaviours, and has a high rate of children malnutrition. All the factors that contribute to poor WASH conditions were discussed through the lens of the Financial, Institutional, Environmental, Technological, and Social (FIETS) framework. We then summarised the factors and visualized the “system” using a mind map which shows how factors are interconnected and helps to find the root causes of poor WASH conditions. Results There are three main challenges that inhibit the improvement of WASH conditions in this area: inadequate institutional capacity, water scarcity, and poor socio-economic conditions. We found that a village leader is the most important actor who influences the sustainability of WASH services in this area and healthcare workers are influential WASH promoters. This study also shows how culture shapes people’s daily lives and institution performance, and influences the current WASH conditions in East Sumba. The mind map shows there is an overlap and interconnection between FIEST aspects and WASH conditions in the study area. Conclusion WASH conditions are influenced by many factors and are often interconnected with each other. Understanding this complexity is necessary to improve WASH conditions and sustain adequate WASH services in developing countries. Finally, WASH interventions have to be considerate of the prevailing cultural practices and should involve multidisciplinary stakeholders.

scholarly journals Coping by the healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries - A review.

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alka Chandra ◽  
Hemant Vanjare
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Outbreak Response ◽  
Duty Hours ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

In December 2019, an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) occurred in Wuhan, China. To date, this has spread across the globe, raising a number of significant challenges for healthcare workers (HCW). They are at the front line of the outbreak response and as such are exposed to hazards including the high risk of contracting the infection. Long and irregular duty hours in very constrained environment can contribute to increased levels of stress and ultimately precipitate burnout.

scholarly journals Heat stress and PPE during COVID-19: impact on healthcare workers' performance, safety and well-being in NHS settings

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 185-188
Author(s):  
S.L. Davey ◽  
B.J. Lee ◽  
T. Robbins ◽  
H. Randeva ◽  
C.D. Thake
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Well Being

scholarly journals Factors influencing recruitment and retention of healthcare workers in rural and remote areas in developed and developing countries: an overview

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisèle Irène Claudine Mbemba ◽  
Marie-Pierre Gagnon ◽  
Louise Hamelin-Brabant
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Retention Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

Shortage of healthcare workers in rural and remote areas remains a growing concern both in developed and developing countries. This review aims to synthesize the significant factors impacting healthcare professionals’ recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas, and to identify those relevant for developing countries. This paper included the following steps: exploring scientific literature through predetermined criteria and extracting relevant information by two independents reviewers. The AMSTAR tool was used to assess the methodological quality. Of the 224 screened publications, 15 reviews were included. Four reviews focused on recruitment factors, and another four reviews focused on retention factors. The remaining focused both on recruitment and retention factors. The most important factors influencing recruitment were rural background and rural origin, followed by career development. Opportunities for professional advancement, professional support networks and financial incentives were factors impacting retention. While the main factors influencing recruitment and retention have been largely explored in the literature, the evidence on strategies to reduce the shortage of healthcare workers in rural area, particularly in developing countries, is low. Further research in this field is needed.

scholarly journals Healthcare Associated Infections: Epidemiology, Contributing Factors and Control Measure in Developing Country

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-165
Author(s):  
Kapil Amgain ◽  
Tika Rana ◽  
Ranish Shrestha ◽  
Sunil Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infection ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Healthcare Associated ◽  
And Control

Nosocomial infection or Healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) is a type of infection that occurs in a patient while receiving care in a hospital or other health care facility, and which was not present during admission. Epidemiological data suggests such infections to be the primary adverse event in a healthcare institute, with a greater risk of occurring in developing countries like Nepal. This article intends to suggest the various factors contributing to and the methods that the healthcare workers and other stakeholders could adopt to prevent and control the infectious diseases in order to reduce the HCAI-related morbidity and mortality in developing countries such as Nepal.

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