Tag: Front-line Health Workers
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Covid-19: South Africa vaccinates over 10 000 healthcare workers in four days
London, Feb. 22, 2021 (AltAfrica)-South Africa is rapidly moving to protect its highly valued healthcare workers through the Sisonke Early Access Programme, the health department said. By the end of Saturday, more than 10 000 healthcare workers had already been successfully vaccinated, the Health Department said on Sunday. Vaccination RolloutThe number of health care workers ... -
UK MPs seek special Covid compensation for frontline workers’ amid ‘hidden health crisis’
London, Feb. 18, 2021 (AltAfrica)-A group of UK MPs under the aegis of The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is seeking special compensation for all frontline workers in the country who have been infected and badly affected by long term effects of coronavirus The MPs are urging UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to recognise long Covid as an occupational ... -
Over 10,000 African health workers infected with COVID-19-WHO
London, July 24, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. The organisation says more than 10, 000 health workers in the 40 countries, which have reported on such infections, have been infected with COVID-19 so far, a sign of the challenges medical staff on the ... -
Another Ghanaian nurse dies of coronavirus in UK
London, May 10, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Another Ghanaian nurse has become the latest front-line health worker to die of coronavirus in UK. Colleagues have paid tributes to the learning disabilities nurse who died after testing positive for coronavirus. He joined the more than 50 front-line health staff from ethnic minorities who have now died of the deadly virus ... -
Rwanda to deploy robots to covid-19 centres to minimise health workers casualty
London, May 10, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda will start using robots in the fight against Coronavirus where the programmable machines will be used to do some of the tasks in the handling of COVID-19 cases in a bid to minimise human-to-human contact. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health on Friday, with the Director of Rwanda ... -
Ghana govt defaults on three months tax holiday promise to frontline health workers
London, May 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Frotnline health workers in Ghana are angry with Ghanaian president over failure to implement his promise of three months tax holiday for those involved in the forefront of the battle against coronavirus in the country President Nana Akufo-Addo in his 5th address to the nation on the COVID-19 outbreak in Ghana ... -
Ghana kick-starts three months tax relief for health workers as thank you gesture for fighting Covid-19
London, April 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-A special tax relief lasting three months for frontline health workers in Ghana has taken off as a thank you gesture for their dedication to the fight against coronavirus-Covid-19 pandemic READ ALSO: TRUMP IMITATES AFRICAN PRESIDENTS, PRINTS NAME ON STIMULUS CHECKS The three-month tax reliefs granted all health workers was directed ... -
Nigerian state, Osun approves new salary scheme for health workers
London, Feb. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Osun state Government has approved 100% implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for all categories of health workers in Osun state. The CONMESS is applicable to medical and dental officers, Medical Consultants and Veterinary Officers, while the CONHESS is applicable to all ... -
WHO chief seeks more support, protection for front-line health workers in new year
London, Jan. 3, 2020 (AltAfrica)- At the start of the new year, the head of the United Nations health agency , WHO, thanked “the brave health workers” around the globe and asked that the world do better in supporting them. “They are doing life-saving work every day, including during holidays when the rest of us ...
