Ahmad Basirat, from Pakistan , works in respiratory medicine and was awarded a plaque for his services to his hospital during Covid. Photograph: Tom HonanHis mother’s youngest brother has lived in Ireland for over 15 years, and Basirat’s month in St James’s hospital kickstarted his desire to move here as well, and in 2016 he began working in the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore, Co Offaly.
“The first case that actually landed here in the hospital was in 2020, February or March, and I was actually on call . . . I went home and then the message was circulated that whoever the doctors on call , they probably have to contact an occupation heath someone because there’s a Covid-positive in the hospital,” Basirat says.
“I literally just opened the door and it was himself, and obviously, look, we did our best to see what we could do about it, but he couldn’t make it,” Basirat says. “It’s very hard, it’s very difficult.” He received a plaque from the hospital to thank him for his work during the pandemic, for his commitment to the hospital.
“The real mentors I found here, and because of them I think I’m gaining all the opportunities . . . so this is something I’ve gained here in Ireland,” he says.
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