While Sailing through the Uncharted Waters-Is the Arc Sinking the Captains?
Monalisha Sahu*
Published: July 22, 2022
Abstract
Sailing through the uncharted waters of the COVID-19 pandemic the world seems to have come together in support of their Health workers who are diligently providing care to the patients despite the severe lack of resources and dangers to their own health. The so-called ceremonial ‘Covid warriors’ started captaining this sinking ship from the start of the outbreak donning anything from cotton masks, bandanas to Raincoats and suit made of Garbage polyethene. In an underfunded creaky public health system of developing countries like India COVID 19 has exposed all the patch works. While the World Health Organization recommends a doctor patient ratio of 1:1,000, there are fewer than one doctor available for every 1,457 Indians [1]. These extraordinary times have increased the pressure on already overworked health care workers manifold.