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.  In  countries  such  as  the  UK  and  USA,   a   disproportionate   number   of   infections   and   COVID-19   deaths   have   occurred   among   Black   and   ethnic minority communities and people in the lowest socioeconomic    groups.