A call for urgent action to support doctors and nurses on the frontlines of the Coronavirus pandemic.
We are all health workers, nurses, doctors. Every day we are on the frontline fighting this virus. Every day we are on the wards, in the emergency rooms. Every day we see first-hand the suffering this sickness is causing.
Many of us lack the vital protective equipment that stops us getting infected, and stops others getting infected too. This is dangerous, exhausting work.
Even the best public healthcare systems in the world are struggling to face this virus. Yet we know it is the countries with healthcare that is universal, and publicly provided, that will be best placed to get through this. Yet in most countries, health services are desperately weak and deeply unequal. You can only get treatment if you have money.
This is a global public health emergency bigger than anything humanity has ever seen. Governments all over the world must make a huge investment in scaling up public healthcare now for all their people. Healthcare is a right and should be free.
Rich nations should help pay for this by immediately cancelling the debt payments of developing countries. This will release billions of dollars that can pay for vital healthcare. Many governments are currently spending far more on repaying debts than they do on health. To prevent millions of deaths this injustice has to end now.
We call on the leaders of the world to act now. Act now to make healthcare available free to all who need it. Act now to cancel the debts of developing countries before it is too late.
Dr.Febby Andri, Indonesia
Dr. Haifaa Awad, Denmark
Dr.Asma Awadh, Kenya
Medical Officer, Salim Shafiq Abdalla, Kenya
Dr. Rúbia Dara Belizário, Brazil
Physician’s Assistant, Charles Duah, Ghana
Dr. Rob Hadman, UK
Dr.Nguyen Thi Hang,Vietnam
Dr.Clara Hernando, Spain
Dr.Trinh Thi Huong,Vietnam
Dr. Đoàn Ngọc Hùng,Vietnam
Dr. Sara A. Johnson, United States
Nurse, Fela Kumambala, Malawi
Dr.Veronica G.Lewis,United States
Dr. Norma Matara, Zimbabwe
Nurse Kiran Zin, Pakistan
Paramedic Shaan Asghar, Pakistan
Dr Subhan Ali, Pakistan
Dr Shoaib Tarar, Pakistan
Dr Maria Zahid, Pakistan
Dr Ayesha Mustafa, Pakistan
Dr Salman, Pakistan
Dr Haleema Khizar, Pakistan
Paramedic Zeshan Sindu, Pakistan
Dr. Michele Musoga, Kenya
Dr. Mwanaidi, Kenya
Dr. Yesika Nadya, Indonesia
Dr. Fortune Nyamande, Zimbabwe
Dr.Javier Gómez Pavón, Spain
Nurse, Karess Stacey A. Rivera, Philippines
Dr.Huang Thu Thuy, Vietnam
Dr. Lee Edson P. Yarcia, Philippines
Paramedic, Adnan Asghar, Pakistan
Paramedic, Azhar, Pakistan
Dr.Hassan,Pakistan
Dr.Irem, Pakistan
Dr.Rajat Jain,India
Paramedic,Junaid, Pakistan
Dr.François Lhote, France
Paramedic,Naila Pakistan
Dr. Norma Matara, Zimbabwe
Dr.Yesika Nadya, Indonesia
Dr Shiny Shankar, UK
Paramedic, Rajana, Pakistan
Paramedic, Saddam, Pakistan
Dr.Shumaila, Pakistan
Paramedic, Mudassar Tahir, Pakistan
Paramedic, Mujahid,Pakistan
Paramedic, Zohaib, Pakistan
Dr. Sunil Panwar, Kenya
Dr. Faisal Ali, Pakistan
Dr. Areeha Zulfi, Pakistan
Dr. Ayesha Mustafa, Pakistan
Dr. Kamran Ali, Pakistan
Dr. Tayyaba Ali, Pakistan
Dr. Imtiaz, Pakistan
Dr. Areeha Zulfiqar, Pakistan
Dr. AliKazmi, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Bin Tahir, Pakistan
Dr. Ahmed Bukhari, Pakistan
Dr. Shabana Zul, Pakistan
Dr. Robina, Pakistan
Dr BakoIstifanus Bintum, Nigeria
Dr Chibuzor Chibuoke, Nigeria
Dr David Timothy, Nigeria
Dr Makplang Milaham, Nigeria
Dr Pauly Archibong, Nigeria
Dr Uzoma Azuike, Nigeria
Nurse Adejoke Aderemi, Nigeria
Dr Olga Maragarita Agramonte Llanes, Cuba
Dr NandiIshaya-Tokkit, Nigeria
Dr Onyebuchi Eluemelem, Nigeria
Dr Frank Dyke, Nigeria
Dr Ayeni Babatunde, Nigeria
Dr Sule Adebo,Nigeria
Dr Yakubu Agada-Amade, Nigeria
Dr Cornelius Gofung, Nigeria
Medical Laboratory Scientist, Chioma Uzoma - Esomonu, Nigeria
Medical Officer John Musa, Nigeria
Midwife Chioma Njoku, UK
Nurse Oge Theresa, Nigeria
Nurse Eno Inwang, Nigeria
Nurse Agnes Okoro, Nigeria
Nurse Mary Simon, Nigeria
Nurse Ebun Adebayo, Nigeria
Nurse Chinyere Alaukwu, Nigeria
Pharmacist Ziriyi Achi, Nigeria
Anesthesiologist Bartholomew Murey, Nigeria
Dr. Muhammad Atif Bukhari, Pakistan
Dr. Ali Bukhari, Pakistan
Dr. Tahir Pran, Pakistan
Dr. Qasim, Pakistan
Dr. Tahira Ali, Pakistan
Dr. Shoaib Tarar, Pakistan
Dr. Rabia Hassan, Pakistan
Dr. Sadiq Nadeem, Pakistan
Dr. Sarfraz Lahori, Pakistan
Dr. Shazia, Pakistan
Dr. Amna Mirza, Pakistan
Dr. Amina Sindhu, Pakistan
Dr. Tayyba Marza, Pakistan
Dr. Alina Bukhari, Pakistan
Dr. Tayyaba Mirza, Pakistan
Dr. Sarfraz Bukhari, Pakistan
Dr. Ayesha Mustafa, Pakistan
Dr. Shoaib Tarar, Pakistan
Dr Anjum Mehar, Pakistan
Dr Shoaib Tarar, Pakistan
Dr. AliImtiaz, Pakistan
Dr. Areeha Zulfi, Pakistan
Dr Shahnaz Ali, Pakistan
Dr Ehsan Ali, Pakistan
Dr Shabana Kousar, Pakistan
Dr. Adnan, Pakistan
Dr. Zafar Ali, Pakistan
5 December 2022, by Collective , Eurodad , Afrodad , Latindadd , ODG (Observatorio de la Deuda en la Globalización)
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