Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Challenges Faced by Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic DP5am
The number of doctors in Bangladesh government healthcare facilities is scarce (5. 26 doctors/10, 000 people). Hence, many healthcare professionals worked around 17 h, including long tele-counseling shifts each day (6). To mitigate this challenge, the government appointed an additional 2, 000 doctors on May 2020 (7). Further, healthcare professionals faced acute shortage of masks, hand gloves, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection (8). Moreover, locally produced PPEs, masks, and other kits provided by the authority are being reported to be of low quality and unable to protect the medical workforce from being infected (9).
The number of doctors in Bangladesh
government
healthcare facilities is scarce (5. 26 doctors/10, 000
people
).
Hence
,
many
healthcare professionals worked around 17 h, including long
tele-counseling
shifts each day (6). To mitigate this challenge, the
government
appointed an additional 2, 000 doctors on May 2020 (7).
Further
, healthcare professionals faced acute shortage of masks, hand gloves, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection (8).
Moreover
,
locally
produced PPEs, masks, and other kits provided by the authority are
being reported
to be of low quality and unable to protect the medical workforce from
being infected
(9).
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