For a different perspective, this is an American doctor's quote from a medical forum I follow:
"You don't send a construction worker to a job site without a hardhat and steel toes. Because while they signed up to be construction workers with some inherent danger, they did not sign up to be not protected
You don't send a fire fighter into a fire without an oxygen tank and fire retardant gear. Because while they signed up to be a firefighter with inherent danger, they did not sign up to be not protected
You don't send a SWAT officer into a drug bust without a bulletproof vest. Because while they signed up to be a SWAT officer with inherent danger, they did not sign up to be not protected
You do not send a doctor (or any health care provider) to look after a sick patient without PPE. Because while they signed up to be a doctor (or HCP) with some inherent danger, they did not sign up to be not protected
Its that simple. Any MBA that tells you otherwise is a lying"
The medical system in the DR is stretched thin as it is. Having medical professionals unable to work due to illness or death from a lack of appropriate PPE just exacerbates the problem.
