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Development and implementation of a Pacific Island-centred COVID-19 Health Worker Safety Guide
Angela Gittus1,2, Bronwen Griffiths1,2, Dominic de Salis1,3
1Pacific Emergency Education, Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia.
Objective:
Healthcare workers in Pacific Island Countries face unique workload and infection control hazards because of limited resources, cultural practices and local disease burden. In the context of COVID-19, concern around healthcare worker safety escalated in the region, triggering the need for a relevant resource.
Methods:
We describe a collaborative, participatory action-research approach with a diverse range of local clinicians in Pacific Island Countries to design, develop and implement a practical guideline assisting clinicians to work safely during the pandemic.
Results:
The resulting Health Worker Safety Guide for COVID-19 is a relevant and usable protocol developed using local knowledge and now available in several Pacific languages.
Conclusion:
We recommend a creative approach to facilitate meaningful communication with this group of clinicians, including low resolution technology and use of social media platforms.
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