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Action Plans for Medical Professionals to Fight COVID-19

Sasidharan PK

The medical professionals became more hysterical than the public in behavior. Yes, the real problem was not the virus, but the issues behind the virus, the people who by encroaching into the nature and natural habitats of the animals to produce a new virus, and those who took the wrong decisions due to lack of genuine insight into social health or public health. Public health for most of the decision makers is just about availability of treatment facilities including vaccines and ventilators, which is in fact not. Public health in reality is an issue of empowering the people to live in environment that would enable them to practice good diet and lifestyle and avail all the social determinants of health, including safe drinking water, decent shelter, balanced diet, proper primary education and so on. The reality all over the world, even in Covid-19, is that the marginalized sections had suffered from all diseases and their consequences. Even lack of awareness about healthy living, leave alone the issue of empowerment, is a manifestation of marginalization. I am certain that this is true regarding all the countries, only difference being magnitude of marginalization, and the combination of items left out in the list of necessities would vary from place to place. In this scenario, the medical professionals are facing an unforeseen challenge to look after their patients, their own health, and their family, due to the pandemic. The suggestions and guidelines which are given below are for them and their patients