Cooperation with health professionals during the pandemic of COVID 19
29 Dec 2020-Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (Nepal Journals Online (JOL))-Vol. 14, pp 90-96
TL;DR: The theoretical concept related to humanism and social identity theory is discussed to understand individual and group’s collective effort to increase cooperation in the society during the pandemic.
Abstract: The article presents light on the issues of cooperation with health workers during the COVID 19. Coronavirus pandemic has become one of the challenges to humankind and it caused devastating effects in almost all countries of the world. The purpose of the paper is to analyze how important the role of people's cooperation with health workers is during the coronavirus pandemic. The theoretical concept related to humanism and social identity theory is discussed to understand individual and group's collective effort to increase cooperation in the society during the pandemic. Subsequently, different events of cooperation among people and health workers and other incidents depicting stigma and discrimination in Nepal and other places during the COVID 19 pandemic are discussed based on a review of literatures.
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TL;DR: Unlike religionists, Humanists have no faith as discussed by the authors, which is defined as having a strong belief in something without proof, whereas having "faith" means having a belief in a belief without proof.
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TL;DR: In the COVID-19 pandemic, the most vulnerable people are most likely to be the hardest hit and what can be learned to protect not only refugees but also the wider population?
Abstract: In the COVID-19 pandemic, the most vulnerable people are most likely to be the hardest hit. What can we learn from past epidemics to protect not only refugees but also the wider population?
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...Lau et al. (2020) argued that in the pandemic, the most vulnerable population is hit badly compared to others because vulnerable populations such as HIV infected, tuberculosis, diabetes, and patients of cardiovascular disease need more care than others....
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TL;DR: Many of the investments in the supply chain, compensation, dedicated supervision, continuous training and performance management necessary for rapid community response in a pandemic are the same as those required to achieve universal healthcare and prevent the next epidemic.
Abstract: COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less resilient health systems. Drawing from practitioner expertise across four WHO regions, this article outlines the targeted actions needed at different stages of the pandemic to achieve the following goals: (1) PROTECT healthcare workers, (2) INTERRUPT the virus, (3) MAINTAIN existing healthcare services while surging their capacity, and (4) SHIELD the most vulnerable from socioeconomic shocks. While decisive action must be taken now to blunt the impact of the pandemic in countries likely to be hit the hardest, many of the investments in the supply chain, compensation, dedicated supervision, continuous training and performance management necessary for rapid community response in a pandemic are the same as those required to achieve universal healthcare and prevent the next epidemic.
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Abstract: Infectious disease has re-emerged as a public health threat in an increasingly globalised era, adding trans-national actors to traditional national and local government actors. This special issue showcases new sociological work in response to this challenge. The contributors have investigated the social construction of new and re-emerging diseases; the development of surveillance systems, public health governance; the impact of scientific/technical modalities on uncertainty and risk, the interplay of infectious disease, public health and national security concerns, and public and media responses. The case studies range broadly across North America, Europe and Asia and define new agendas for medical sociologists and public health policymakers.
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...These helpful and human-centered behaviors of health workers reduce fear, and panic in society (Dingwall et al., 2013)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the concept of global public goods (GPGs) in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and argue that many of the tasks involved in public health, and in particular those involved in the control of an infectious disease like COVID19, ought to be treated as GPGs that can only be effectively delivered through international cooperation.
Abstract: This paper explores the concept of ‘global public goods’ (GPGs) in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that many of the tasks involved in public health, and in particular those involved in the control of an infectious disease like COVID-19, ought to be treated as GPGs that can only be effectively delivered through international cooperation. It sets out what a cooperative response to the COVID-19 pandemic should look like and introduces ideas for further discussion about how it might be financed.
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30 Apr 2020
TL;DR: The world is facing an unprecedented challenge in every place that is affected by the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, with China recording fewer and fewer cases, and Europe and the Americas have become the epicenter of the pandemic since mid-March 2020.
Abstract: The world is facing an unprecedented challenge in every place that is affected by the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. With China recording fewer and fewer cases, Europe and the Americas have become the epicenter of the pandemic since mid-March 2020, respectively accounting for 54.8% (621,407) and 27.8% (315,714) of 1,133,758 confirmed cases globally as of April 5. Moreover, the number of confirmed cases in the US (273,808), Spain (124,736), Italy (124,632), and Germany (91,714) has exceeded the number in China (82,930) so far. International cooperation and coordination are essential to tackling this pandemic in terms of both assistance with emergency medical supplies and medical technical assistance. Coordinated global action has been called for by the World Health Organization (WHO), G7, G20, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and other bodies. More effective actions are urgently needed to protect the most vulnerable, including older people and people with an underlying medical condition, as well as healthcare workers, who are most frequently exposed and who are vital to the response.
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...Kokudo and Sugiyama (2020) discussed the importance of cooperation and stated that pandemics do not leave people of any race, territory, and ideology and it is important to cooperate and collaborate during the difficult time and protect the lives of vulnerable ones....
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