No pay: In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, workers count the cost of war
KATE MIGIRO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how health workers and civil servants in Tigray – who hoped a peace deal would mean their wages resumed – are are still waiting…
Spain health workers hold huge Madrid protest over state of health system
Madrid, Spain Reuters Hundreds of thousands of Spain’s health workers protested in Madrid on Sunday over what they say is the destruction of the public health system by the conservative regional government. The Madrid government has been the target of criticism in recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, over poor staffing […]
Wow!: Electric scooters for nurses speed up healthcare in Indian mining hub
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a new state initiative looks to improve access to medical care, particularly for communities impacted by years of mining…
Africa lags on COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers at risk – WHO, nurses say
Geneva, Switzerland/Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Only 15 of Africa’s 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19 and many frontline health workers remain at risk, the World Health Organisation and International Council of Nurses said on Thursday. They called for speeding up distribution of doses to those at risk on the […]
Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup
Reuters Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital near Myanmar’s border with India highlight the threat to a health system near collapse since February’s coup. To help her tend the seven COVID-19 patients at Cikha hospital, day and night, chief nurse Lun […]
Tables turn as India’s female health workers get COVID jab
Pune, India Thomson Reuters Foundation Jyoti Bhambure is usually the one dispensing medicine – last week she was at the receiving end, among the first in India’s million-strong force of women health workers to win a COVID-19 vaccine. Dressed in a bright green sari with a gold border, Bhambure visited the small, rural hospital in […]
Nurses must be protected from abuse during coronavirus pandemic – WHO, nursing groups
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic, the World Health Organization and top nursing officials said on Tuesday. Some 100 medical workers are reported to have died from the disease so far, including many nurses, Howard […]
Masks should be prioritised for health workers to avoid shortage against coronavirus, says WHO; Coronavirus spread latest
Geneva/Zurich, Switzerland Reuters The World Health Organization voiced concern on Monday that the wearing of medical masks by the general public could exacerbate the shortage for health workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. It said lockdowns in many places are proving effective in dampening spread of the coronavirus but any lifting of […]
Fear on front lines as hospital staff face threats, stigma over coronavirus
Manila, The Philippines Reuters Janitor Ritchie Estabillo was on his way to work when he was confronted by five men who poured bleach over his face, one of a growing number of hospital staff suffering abuse in the Philippines amid panic over coronavirus infections. His employer said Estabillo had been checked over and was unharmed […]
Fights to end polio, contain Ebola made tougher by rising violence, research finds
New York City, US Thomson Reuters Foundation Documented attacks on health workers in conflict areas increased dramatically last year, endangering both children waiting for polio vaccines and efforts to contain the latest outbreak of Ebola, research showed on Wednesday. Last year 973 attacks were reported on health workers in nearly two dozen conflict-ridden countries, killing […]