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ArticleAnnals of global health2023

Healthcare Workers' Safety; A Necessity for a Robust Health System.

Kengo Nathan Ezie, Felix Amekpor, Godfred Yawson Scott, Angyiba Serge Andigema, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno Iii

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Article in Annals of global health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kengo Nathan EzieFaculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Garoua, Garoua, CM.ORCID 0000-0003-4357-0356
Felix AmekporDepartment of Medical Diagnostics Institution, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0503-8927
Godfred Yawson ScottDepartment of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-7531-4213
Angyiba Serge AndigemaDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Hematology, University of Dschang, CM.ORCID 0000-0002-2536-6303
Shuaibu Saidu MusaDepartment of Nursing Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NG.ORCID 0000-0003-0138-3261
Berjo Dongmo TakoutsingResearch Department, Association of Future African Neurosurgeons, Yaounde, CM.ORCID 0000-0002-8993-2060
Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno IiiDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2179-6365

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is a prevalent misconception that healthcare professionals are specialists and thus can effectively manage their health. This is probably true, but given recent pandemics and the rise in violence in medical settings, one is compelled to question whether their health and safety are sufficient for a robust healthcare system. This is important because protecting and promoting the health, safety, and well-being of health workers will improve the quality of patient care and increase the resilience of health services in the face of outbreaks and public health emergencies. We thus strive to answer this question and suggest potential remedies to this growing public health issue.

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Disease OutbreaksGovernment ProgramsHealth PersonnelHealth WorkforceHumansMedical Assistancehealthcare workersoccupational medicinepatient’s well-being

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PMID37692379
PMCPMC10487170

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