Shortage Of Health Care Workers Plagues India’s Fight Against COVID-19-Devex

Radha Kumari is a nurse in India’s eastern state of Bihar. Two months ago, along with 400 of her colleagues from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the state capital of Patna, she went on a strike demanding a salary hike and facilities that match permanent employees’ perks — which have become a necessity during the pandemic, she said. Speaking to Devex using a pseudonym, as she feared retribution from her employers, Kumari said that contractual workers like her have long been dispensable in the Indian public health system. Devex, 09/17/2020

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