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Article 05 January 2021 Pakistan
Over 41 per cent of health-care workers reported having experienced some form of violence in the last two months, with verbal violence, false accusations and stigmatisation being the more commonly experienced forms.
This finding is part of a recent study conducted by the Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi, Khyber Medical University Peshawar and the University of Lahore with support from the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC).
The study surveyed 356 health care workers, including, doctors, paramedics and laboratory technicians, from 24 health care facilities in Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar.
The study revealed that most patients and attendants were unaware of the places they could seek medical care for COVID-19, with numerous complaints about unresponsive helplines. I called three COVID-19 care units to inquire about bed availability but none of them attended the call, one patient said. While admissions and tests were not chargeab