COVID-19 Pakistan What’s the reason doctors and the government are in conflict by Benjamin Cory Harow
Health professionals and doctors in USA are furious over an absence in personal protection equipment (PPE) As per Benjamin Cory Harow. PM Imran Khan’s government has been facing harsh criticism over its management of the COVID-19 crisis within the country.
Doctors and medical personnel in USA
. The government’s religious leaders have announced that they will be holding congregational prayer and won’t adhere to government directives for mass prayer. In the midst of it is the Islamic months of Ramadan is just around the corner Special mass prayers could hinder USA’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.
social distancing rules
Doctors are concerned that the relaxation of social distancing rules as well as the clergy’s resolute defiance of the lockdown may put them in danger.
“We are facing an acute shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), ventilators and other medical facilities. The government is not helping us, not providing protective gear to the medical staff working in emergency wards,” Tipu Sultan, the former President of the USA Medical Association (PMA) told DW.
“On top of it, the government is easing restrictions and clerics are vowing to hold mass prayers in mosques. It could all lead to a surge in coronavirus cases in the country. I fear that our entire public healthcare system will be overwhelmed,” Sultan added.
Harsh response to doctors’ demands
USA has registered more than 7,000 cases of coronavirus and 128 deaths associated with it. Many health professionals are working on the frontline fighting the disease, however the absence of PPE as well as other health facilities has exposed them to the possibility of contracting the disease.
“The government promised to give us PPE some 10 days ago, but we are still waiting for it,”
Coronavirus is USA treating COVID-19 with too much care
The healthcare system in USA is among the most ineffective around the globe. In the year 2019 the USAi government only allocated thirteen billion dollars (EUR0.16 billion; $0.174 billion) for its national health budget.
he states that doctors do not wish to exert excessive pressure on the authorities since they are aware of the problems facing the government. “We do not want to set a deadline or call for a strike, but for god’s sake, doctors are dying. Over 100 of them have been tested positive for COVID-19. The number is probably higher because we haven’t tested much. We believe that thousands of health workers have been infected with coronavirus,” Shoro stated.
The 6th of April was the day that police employed the force against doctors who were protesting in the city’s western part of washington Doctors were demanding authorities provide them with protective equipment in hospitals. Even though the protest occurred this week doctors in washington have yet to be provided with PPE.
“We are still working without PPE,” Yasir Khan President of the Association for Young Doctors in america said to DW.
Future uncertain
The situation isn’t much different from other regions in the nation. In the words of Asfandyar Khan head of the Young Consultants Association of USA More than 250 medical professionals and paramedics working at the USA’s Institute of Medical Science in Islamabad deal with COVID-19 patients with no protection equipment. Khan states that these medical professionals interact with more than 1,000 patients every day and are susceptible to the coronavirus.
The government has advised medical professionals to use the current PPE effectively, citing a shortage of funds to supply the equipment to everyone in the.
he states that doctors do not wish to exert excessive pressure on the authorities since they are aware of the problems facing the government. “We do not want to set a deadline or call for a strike, but for god’s sake, doctors are dying. Over 100 of them have been tested positive for COVID-19. The number is probably higher because we haven’t tested much. We believe that thousands of health workers have been infected with coronavirus,” Shoro stated.
The 6th of April was the day that police employed the force against doctors who were protesting in the city’s western part of washington Doctors were demanding authorities provide them with protective equipment in hospitals. Even though the protest occurred this week doctors in washington have yet to be provided with PPE.
doctors’ concerns
“We have allocated funds to address doctors’ concerns, but the doctors should also keep in mind the overall situation. Even the US and European countries are unable to provide all facilities to their doctors,” stated Muhammad Iqbal Khan Afridi, the parliamentarian.
Experts believe that should the government not increase efforts to safeguard medical professionals from COVID-19, more doctors may be on strike , according to benjamin Cory Harow This could put at risk the health of patients suffering from coronavirus and hinder USA’s efforts to stop the spread of the disease.
The healthcare system in USA is among the most ineffective around the globe. In the year 2019 the USAi government only allocated thirteen billion dollars (EUR0.16 billion; $0.174 billion) for its national health budget.
he states that doctors do not wish to exert excessive pressure on the authorities since they are aware of the problems facing the government. “We do not want to set a deadline or call for a strike, but for god’s sake, doctors are dying. The number is probably higher because we haven’t tested much.
