Recognizing “duty to self” to save health worker lives
A case for updating the current Pharmacy Code of Ethics in the United States One of the unfortunate hallmarks of the pandemic, and if I...
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Soosmita Sinha
- Jun 1, 2020
Safeguarding the Health of Health Workers
The coronavirus outbreak, finally declared on March 11 as a pandemic, has upended our personal and professional lives, wreaked havoc on...
Katherine Durand
- Nov 22, 2019
Violence and Harassment Against the Health Workforce, an International Legal Approach
Until recently we did not have a way to directly address violence and harassment against health workers at the international level. What...
Yashaswini Mittal
- Aug 22, 2019
Battling infectious diseases: Exploring the Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Health workers are intrinsic to an effective and functional healthcare system. Despite their crucial role, health workers encounter a...
Katherine Durand
- Aug 9, 2019
Reflections on the Importance of Mindfulness among Health Workers
The 6th Regulating for Decent Work ILO Conference held early last month brought several interesting discussions regarding many aspects of...
Ezekiel Boro
- Jul 29, 2019
Unjust and Unsustainable Choices for Physicians in Nigeria
Social media in Nigeria bristled with outrage and grief in April 2019 on news of the death of Dr. Stephen Urueye, a 25 years old graduate of
Soosmita Sinha
- Apr 7, 2019
What Does Decent Work Mean for Health workers?
With the World Health Worker Week in progress, there has been a lot of focus on affirming the pivotal role of health workers
Xenia Scheil-Adlung
- Feb 19, 2019
Impression of the WHO EB144: A Health Worker Focus
The last WHO EB meeting dedicated some of the session time to discussing issues related to health workers. Besides reporting on the
Clara Affun-Adegbulu
- Feb 4, 2019
Caring for the Carers: The Occupational Hazard of Being a Healthcare Professional
Plague, cholera, Lassa fever, Ebola, SARS, these are a few of the infectious disease outbreaks the world has seen occur in the last...
Alicia Ely Yamin
- Dec 24, 2018
Equity in achieving Universal Health Coverage must include equitable treatment of health workers
In October, 2018, the world celebrated 40 years since the Alma Ata Conference on Primary Care.
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