Topic: Health workers
Plea in SC raises concern over safety of health workers amid pandemic
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court raising concern over the safety of healthcare workers, including nurses and paramedical staffs during the pandemic, PTI reported.
We cannot hold back when world is suffering, says Kerala medical team in UAE
Leaving behind his four-month-old child was a heart-breaking moment for Vinod Sebastian, one of the senior nurses among the Indian medical team from India. “How can we hold back when a virus is raging around the world? It is our duty to serve the ailing and defend the spread of the virus,” he says.
From treating bullet wounds to corona patients, Kashmir doctors brave odds in the Valley
The medics have treated victims of bullets, pellet-guns, and tear-gas canister explosion amidst months-long sieges and lockdown. The outbreak of coronavirus, however, has thrown a renewed challenge to doctors in Kashmir despite their experiences.
International Nurses Day: Nurses deserve praise, thanks, protection amid COVID-19
International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has celebrated this day since 1965.
90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide
At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said.
India approves ordinance to protect healthcare workers, up to 7 years of jail for violators
The Cabinet has approved an ordinance to protect healthcare workers from violence on Wednesday.
