Dr Osahon stated this at the recently concluded fifth Global Forum on Human Resource for Health organised by the World Health Organization in Geneva.
Speaking on the themes ‘The impact of COVID-19 on the health workforce – The past, present, and future’ and ‘Protecting the rights of health and care workers in times of pandemics and beyond -How to move from technical guidance to effective regulation,’ he decried the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I call for the provision of equitable access to mental and psychosocial care services to victims of the disabling working conditions.
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