Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

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  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"No patient safety without health worker safety"

The Lancet

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark reminder of the importance of health worker safety. Inadequate personal protection   equipment   (PPE)   has   been   a   problem   in   many  settings  and  there  have  been  too  many  examples  of  health  workers  becoming  infected  and  dying  from  COVID-19.1–3 The harsh consequences of inequalities have also been laid bare by the pandemic.