Covid-19 and the problem of employee silence in healthcare
Healthcare professionals during covid-19 have had to cope with an extra burden beyond providing care. There is evidence that they have been instructed to keep silent about the lack of […]
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Paul Garner: Covid-19 at 14 weeks—phantom speed cameras, unknown limits, and harsh penalties
“If my husband had said he was still sick with covid-19 after a month, I’d say he was milking it.” Straight talking from a Liverpudlian woman on one of my […]
Charlotte Augst: Back to basics—a principled approach to managing the next phase of covid-19
“With dexterity issues together with learning difficulties in addition to my sight loss, I find it very hard to wear the mask and I have tried several times. It made […]
A regulatory response to covid-19: unleash telehealth
In response to the covid-19 pandemic, US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Alex Azar declared a public health emergency on 31 January 2020. On 13 March 2020, US President […]
Malta’s response to covid-19—following the UK public health handbook
UEMO, the union of European General Practitioners, held its general assembly on a virtual platform recently. Despite the distances that now stretch between us, it is still possible to talk […]
“I Can’t Breathe:” The chokehold of racism on America’s public health response to covid-19
Racism is a public health crisis. The heartbreaking events of the past few weeks, along with the covid-19 pandemic, have laid bare that stark reality, not only to public health […]
Covid-19 in Brazil has exposed socio-economic inequalities and underfunding of its public health system
Brazil currently has the world’s second highest number of deaths from covid-19. The lack of action from the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, and his open denial of the pandemic is […]
Covid-19: Indian healthcare workers need adequate PPE
The Indian government has taken many proactive steps to halt the rapid spread of the covid-19 pandemic in India. Measures include implementing a complete lockdown of all activities in the […]
Kiran Mitha: Covid-19 is testing the limits of the fragile healthcare system in Peru’s Amazon region
In the remote Peruvian state of Loreto, physicians are a rare human resource and are risking their lives to care for patients with covid-19. How many more doctors must die […]
Covid-19: Take holiday now to prepare yourself for a second wave
Healthcare professionals should allow themselves to take a break now, before the intensity of work increases again, says Fiona Donald, vice president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists It seems […]