Condolences, During The Pandemic 2,172 Health Workers Died Due To Exposure To COVID-19

Illustration of Health Workers (ANTARA)

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, 2,172 health workers died due to exposure to the virus while treating or treating patients. The great management of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) revealed that 2,172 health workers were declared dead due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. "The victims of this health worker are enough to learn for us and it is enough to learn that COVID-19 exists and provide wisdom. "Extraordinary," said Secretary General of PB IDI Ulul Albab, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, March 9. Based on data from PB IDI as of March 8, 2023, of the 2,172 health workers 756 of them were doctors. Ulul said that the most deaths occurred in general practitioners, followed by obstetricians in second place. Other details that Ulul explained from the data, 718 other people came from the nursing profession, 421 people were midwives, 33 nutritionists or nutritionists, 25 people environmental sanitation personnel, two cardiovascular engineering souls, 25 dental and oral therapists. Then 22 medical laboratory tech experts, 13 medical recorders, 14 public health workers, 40 pharmaceutical technical personnel, 11 optometrics, seven health promotional souls, 24 radiographers, two therapist occupations, one speech therapist, 12 electromedical and 46 dentists. "The number described is still being updated because there are still many who need verification. The real number is certainly much bigger, "he said. According to Ulul, even though Indonesia has struggled to rise to the point of being able to feel a new normal period and all parties have worked together so that the pandemic is under control, stories about the COVID-19 pandemic should never be forgotten or even lost within another 5-15 years. Because during that period, many patients outside of COVID-19 diseases such as pregnant women do not get proper health services. Many patients even have to experiencing the difficulty of getting oxygen when it was available in limited quantities. Many health workers also fell, due to fatigue in working without stopping to provide services. He said that every thing that happened during the pandemic had to be learned to be echoed, and used as a lesson to deal with various types of pandemics that could potentially occur in the future. Therefore, the Content Specialist asked each party, especially the media, to perpetuate it every moment is sad so that the struggle of every health worker who dies is not in vain.

On that occasion, PB IDI suggested that March 15 be used as a special commemoration day to reflect back on the slump due to COVID-19. He suggested that that that day be used as a National Pandemic Day or Health Awareness Day. "However, they are heroes for all of us, without their sacrifices, we cannot reach this point. We must commemorate that way, we can provide wisdom, learning and be even more prepared if there is a pandemic in the future," he said, who is also a member of the IDI Mitigation Team Advocacy Division Team.