main theme of the article is ethical issues during pandemic the topic of my article is " governments should do more to protect health care workers" this article is final project for my philosophy co

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GOVERNMENTS SHOULD DO MORE TO PROTECT HEALTH CARE WORKERS

DURING THESE UNPRESEDENTED AND UNEXPECTED TIMES WHEN COVID19 HAS AFFECTED ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE, OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO ARE OUR LAST LINE OF DEFENCE AGAINST COVID19 ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY AROUND THE CLOCK TO FILFILL THERE OATH OF TAKING CARE OF SICK. BUT ARE THE GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO ARE FIGHTING ON FRONTLINES IN WAR AGAINST COVID19? WELL APPARENTLY, THEY ARE NOT.

HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE FACING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS DURING THESE TIMES AND GOVERNMENT ARE UNABLE TO EFFECTIVLY ADDRESS THEM. THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS LACK OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS. ITS LIKE TELLING YOUR SOLDIERS TO FIGHT IN WAR WITHOUT ANY AMMUNITION. HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE NOT PROVIDED WITH SUFFICIENT NUMBER N95 MASKS, RESPIRATORS AND HAZARD SUITS. INSTEAD , DUE TO ABSENCE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, THEY ARE ASKED TO USE MASKS MADE UP OF BANDANA AND SCARVES WHICH ONLY FILTER OUT 3% OF VIRUS SIZED PARTICLES WHICH MEANS THAT THEY ARE ALMOST INEFFECTIVE AGAINST THIS VIRUS.DUE TO THIS MANY WORKERS ARE HESITANT TO WORK AS THEY ARE IN FEAR OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUS, MANY ARE UNCONFORTABLE TO GO BACK TO THERE HOMES FEARING THEY MIGHT PASS THE VIRUS TO THERE FAMILY INCASE THEY ARE INFECTED .WORKING IN THESE EXTREME TIMES , UNDER IMMENCE PRESSURE IS TAKING TOLL ON MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR WORKERS SIGNIFICANTLY.THEY ARE OVERWHELMED BY WORKING FOR HOURS TAKING CARE OF THE SICK WITHOUT PROPER BREAKS, MAKING CRITICAL DECISIONS AND EXPERIENCING COUNTLESS DEATHS OF PATIENTS INFRONT OF THERE EYES . GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE STRONG MEASURES TO HELP OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY NEED TO SHOW THAT THEY CARE ABOUT THEM BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THEY SHOULD BE BRIEFED ABOUT THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SO THAT THERE SAFETY CONSERNS ARE ADRESSED AND THE SUPPLIES CAN BE USED RATIONALLY.PRE COUNSELLING OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS SHOULD BE DONE TO PREPARE THEM FOR SITUATIONS THEY MIGHT FACE ON FRONT LINES AND ASSURING THEM OF THERE SAFETY, SO THEY CAN WORK WITH PEACE OF MIND. ACCOMODATION ARRANGMENTS SHOULD BE MADE ON SITE FOR THEM IF THEY ARE WILLING TO RETURN TO THERE HOMES. SUPPORT CELLS SHOULD BE MADE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS SO THEY CAN RELAX MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY WHILE AT WORK. SCREENING OF WORKERS SHOULD BE DONE BY PSHCHIATRY TEAMS TO IDENTIFY SIGNS OF BURNOUT E.G, STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. (BY LOWERING THE HOURS, THEY WORK IN A DAY)

THESE MEASURES SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE IMMEDIATELY SO WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH BEST WORKING CONDITIONS AND SAVE AS MANY HEALTH CARE WORKERS AS POSSIBLE SIMULTANIOUSLY. OUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE AN IRREPLACABLE RESOURCE THAT IS ALREADY IS SHORT SUPPLY AND IF THEY GET SICK, THEY CAN’T HELP ANYONE.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

GUZZI, J. (2020, MARCH 24). COVID-19 exposes an ugly truth about neglecting health care workers. Retrieved from THE HILL: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/489063-covid-19-exposes-an-ugly-truth-about-neglecting-health-care-workers

THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT INADEQUETE SUPPLY OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND HOW IT EFFECTS THE HEALTHCARE WORKERS

MENON, V. (2020, APRIL 28). Ethical dilemmas faced by health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic: Issues, implications and suggestions. Retrieved from NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7187815/

THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES INSIGHT OF DILEMMAS FACED BY HEALTH CARE WORKERS ON FRONT LINES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PROVIDES SUGGESTION ON HOW TO PROVIDE BETHHER WORKSPACE FOR THEM

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