MAY 31 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the famous Russian author, once said that “the degree of civilisation in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.” As Malaysia has always claimed that we are a civilised society, we must therefore do more for the people in our prisons. In this.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 Selangor’s free mass Covid-19 screenings were a constructive step in combating the pandemic, said health experts who recommended the tactic as a critical accompaniment to other steps such as lockdowns. Since launching the scheme, Selangor has consistently been the state.
THE doctors, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) of Malaysia are burning out.
A study by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) involving 933 HCPs last May revealed that 54% of them were already reporting symptoms of burnout only three months into the pandemic.
Twelve months later, it is likely that even more HCPs are experiencing deeper burnout.
This is especially true as Malaysia has continued to report new highs of daily cases and deaths throughout this month.
This week, we take a look at two under-appreciated reasons for burnout, two under-explored long-term implications of burnout to the health system, and two under-prioritised solutions to the issue.
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THIS week, we restart the Vital Signs column, which was previously online only and on hiatus for the last year as this author focused on other projects and priorities in public health.