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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...
Soosmita Sinha
Aug 12, 2021


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...
Soosmita Sinha
Jun 1, 2020


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...
Katherine Durand
Nov 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...
Yashaswini Mittal
Aug 22, 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...
Katherine Durand
Aug 9, 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
Ezekiel Boro
Jul 29, 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
Soosmita Sinha
Apr 7, 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
Xenia Scheil-Adlung
Feb 19, 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...
Clara Affun-Adegbulu
Feb 4, 2019


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.
Alicia Ely Yamin
Dec 24, 2018
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