Rich countries’ access to foreign nurses during Omicron raises ethical concerns – group
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19 infections has led wealthy countries to intensify their recruitment of nurses from poorer parts of the world, worsening dire staffing shortages in overstretched workforces there, the International Council of Nurses said. Sickness, burnout and staff departures amid surging Omicron cases have driven absentee rates to levels not yet […]
Africa lags on COVID-19 vaccination, healthcare workers at risk – WHO, nurses say
Geneva, Switzerland/Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Only 15 of Africa’s 54 nations have fully vaccinated 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19 and many frontline health workers remain at risk, the World Health Organisation and International Council of Nurses said on Thursday. They called for speeding up distribution of doses to those at risk on the […]
Nurses must be protected from abuse during coronavirus pandemic – WHO, nursing groups
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Authorities must protect nurses and other health workers from harassment and attacks compounding the already heavy toll they are paying in the pandemic, the World Health Organization and top nursing officials said on Tuesday. Some 100 medical workers are reported to have died from the disease so far, including many nurses, Howard Catton, […]