Increased risk of COVID-19 infection:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Frontline Health Workers will face an increased risk of COVID-19. The governments and medical organizations need to provide personal protective equipment (surgical masks, gloves, hand sanitizers; N95 masks if involved in contact tracing) in sufficient quantities. FLHWs must also receive training on proper usage of these equipment in the early phase itself.<\/p>\n

Disruption in supply chain:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Disruption in supply chain, logistics and supportive supervision might occur. This would impact routine service delivery. FLHW should be given advice on which activities are to continue and which they might postpone. They must also get proper guidelines, protocols, and training for conducting additional activities.<\/p>\n

Risk of engaging FLHWs in additional duties:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Engaging FLHWs who continue to perform routine service delivery in additional duties like contact identification and listing is not without its risk, including the risk of COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n

Social stigma:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

FLHWs might experience stigmatization and isolation. They might even face social ostracization. Therefore, providing psychosocial support, child-care support, non-performance-based incentives, additional transport allowance, etc. should be planned for the Frontline Health Workers. Awards and recognition should also be considered for boosting their morale.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Frontline Health Workers provide health services directly to communities, including in remote and rural areas. They are the first and sometimes the only healthcare providers for people. It is essential to provide proper training and support to FLHWs so they can fulfill their duties successfully, and without risk to their physical and mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a new strain of Coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 disease was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. But now, this infection has spread to almost all countries in the world. The number of infected people is increasing alarmingly. So is the number of people […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[82,87],"class_list":{"0":"post-556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health-and-wellness","8":"tag-corona-virus","9":"tag-covid-19"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n