Reflections on Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Six Lessons from Working in Resource-Denied Settings.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 102(6): 1178-1180, 2020 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-668710
ABSTRACT
The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the experience of communities in the global South that have grappled with vulnerability and scarcity for decades. In the global North, many frontline workers are now being similarly forced to provide and ration care in unprecedented ways, with minimal guidance. We outline six reflections gained as Western practitioners working in resource-denied settings which inform our current experience with COVID-19. The reflections include the following managing trauma, remaining flexible in dynamic situations, and embracing discomfort to think bigger about context-specific solutions to collectively build back our systems. Through this contextualized reflection on resilience, we hope to motivate strength and solidarity for providers, patients, and health systems, while proposing critical questions for our response moving forward.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Health Care Rationing
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Public Health
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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