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The urgent need for a global commitment to protect healthcare workers - BMJ

Mary Wilson

Well-known member
BMJ Global Health
020;5:e004077. doi:10.1136/ bmjgh-2020-004077

Ambrose Talisuna ,1,2 Zabulon Yoti,3 Christopher Lee,4 Thomas R Frieden,4Matshidiso R Moeti5
Summary box

  • ► Health workers are essential for improved global health, but are at disproportionate risk of contracting COVID-19 as well as experiencing adverse mental health impacts.
  • ► We must better protect this essential workforce, be- cause when health workers are at risk, their patients and the entire health system are also at risk.
  • ► All WHO Member States and donor organisations must take immediate and speci c action to better protect this essential workforce.
  • ► A comprehensive approach will be required that involves the full hierarchy of infection prevention controls as well as systematic collection of data on health worker infections.

https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/5/11/e004077.full.pdf
 
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