COVID-19: As more health workers get infected, JOHESU distributes PPEs

A host of health care professionals across Nigeria have used the language of “war” to describe the fight against the coronavirus, which has overwhelmed some hospitals.The Asokoro General hospital in Abuja has been turned into a full-time isolation centre while patients being treated for other ailments in the facility are pushed to other hospitals in Nigeria’s capital.

As of June 2, at least a total of 812 health workers have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the health minister, Osagie Ehanire. But, public health officials are not disclosing where these employees work, how they are doing now or how many may have been infected in “hot spots,” or clusters of positive tests.Most health experts say revealing more information could jeopardize the privacy of infected employees.They say more specific numbers for hospitals, or even for entire cities or counties, could allow someone to figure out who got sick, thereby violating the workers’ privacy rights.

The Nigerian government had promised a special COVID-19 hazard and inducement allowance of 50 per cent of Consolidated Basic Salary to health workers in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres , and designated COVID-19 centres. “Since the outbreak of COVID- 19, over 400 members of JOHESU have been infected by coronavirus, we also need to support our own members who are working and sacrificing their lives for the generality of Nigerians,” Mr Biobelemoye stated.Among PPE to be distributed across 38 state councils of the union include, 50,000 pieces of face masks, 15,200 pieces of sanitisers, 2,000 pieces of disinfectants and 1,200 pieces of hand wash, the official said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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