Question

please discuss at least four areas of our health care system that have been and continue to be affected by the Covid Pandemic.

Answer 1

Areas of our health care system affected due to covid pandemic:

1. Non communicable disease:

Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

This situation is of significant concern because people living with NCDs are at higher risk of severe COVID-19-related illness and death.

2. Rehabilitation services:

Rehabilitation services have been disrupted in almost two-thirds of countries, even though rehabilitation is key to a healthy recovery following severe illness from COVID-19.

3. Elective surgeries and procedure:

Elective surgeries and procedure are withhold due to covid pandemic, this increases the burden of chronic diseases and its complications.

4. Emergency services:

Due to covid pandemic emergency services only focused on covid cases, other emergencies are unable to focus due to covid issues.

5. Psychological Impact on Healthcare Professionals:

Healthcare professionals dealing with COVID-19 are under increased psychological pressure and experience high rates of psychiatric morbidity.

6. Social and Economic Impact on Healthcare Workers:

The overall predicted effect of COVID-19 economically on productivity rates have been discussed extensively. But the social and economic effect on health care workers has been neglected drastically.