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Celebrating women: trailblazers during a pandemic
As the world stops to celebrate women today under the theme ‘
Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world’ we at Observer media thought it only right to shine the spotlight on a few women here in Antigua and Barbuda who over the past year, have not only led in the fight against the deadly coronavirus, but continuously break the mold and kick down the barriers that women have faced for centuries.
Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas
Who better to head this list than someone who here in Antigua and Barbuda has become a household name, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr Rhonda Sealy-Thomas, a woman of high intelligence and grace.
Several hospital doctors infected with Covid-19
The hospital’s head of marketing Salma Crump confirmed the news on Wednesday.
“People refer to folks on the frontline as heroes but they are just regular men and women that are taking care of people. This is what happens when you are on the frontline. This is what our workers are exposed to,” she told Observer yesterday.
Crump said the hospital is already struggling with staffing issues and the latest situation is not helping.
“We don’t have staff waiting in the wings if any members of our team get sick. So that’s why when we tell folks to wear a mask, we want them to take it seriously.