Filipino health workers dying due to COVID-19 ‘worrisome’ — WHO
As of today, April 22, 2020,
1062 health workers have been infected with COVID19.
26 have passed away.
Doctors - 422
Nurses - 386
Medical Technologists - 30
Radiologic Technologists -21
Nursing Assistants -51
Others - 152 (Admin, barangay health workers)
“The worrisome trend we have seen in the Philippines, the percentage of 13 percent is as I have mentioned is worrisome. In our region, overall it is around 2 to 3 percent where countries like South Korea, Australia and Japan have low percentages,” Mahamud said.
HOW COME WE HAVE A LOT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS GETTING INFECTED AND DYING OF COVID19 IN THE PHILIPPINES?
HOW COME WE HAVE MORE DOCTORS GETTING INFECTED AND DYING OF COVID19 IN THE PHILIPPINES?
Can we try to analyze and learn from the antecedent and immediate causes and try to avoid these grim statistics in our RHUs and hospitals? ---- the target of ROJDonors x MuRelief x HelpThru Against COVID19!!!
How many are these deaths are due to:
1. Patient care
2. Non-patient care
2.1 Socialization
2.2 History of travel to countries with COVID19 epidemic
2.3 Others
ROJ@20apr24