Debbarma Shibajee
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 29;15(4):e38278. doi: 10.7759/cureus.38278. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Since the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918, a pandemic of such magnitude as the COVID-19 pandemic was yet to be confronted. While the pandemic led to unforeseen challenges globally as well as at the country level, it also brought forth certain perennial issues. This editorial is an attempt to revisit some of the major challenges faced by healthcare professionals in India during the pandemic. Timely interventions by the government of India dealt with several challenges confronted by the healthcare sector. However, issues about working hours, mental health, safety, and security of healthcare professionals also need to be looked into in the future.
自1918年大流感大流行以来,还从未面临过像新冠疫情这样规模的大流行。虽然这场大流行在全球以及国家层面带来了不可预见的挑战,但它也引发了一些长期存在的问题。这篇社论试图重新审视印度医护人员在疫情期间面临的一些主要挑战。印度政府的及时干预应对了医疗保健部门面临的若干挑战。然而,医护人员的工作时间、心理健康、安全保障等问题在未来也需要加以关注。