Naglabas ng pahayag ang Pambansang Samahan ng mga Nars ng Pilipinas o Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) ukol sa panawagan ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa pagkilos bilang tugon sa COVID-19 health emergency.
Suportado anila ang nasabing panawagan ngunit sana ay seguruhin ng DOH na ang mga nars ay magkakaroon ng sapat at angkop na personal protective equipment (PPE) at temporary quarters o pansamantalang tirahan dahil sa umiiral na expanded community quarantine.
Ayon sa kanilang position statement, “PNA, together with other health organizations and colleagues, is steadfast in supporting and assisting the DOH to fight this war against COVID-19.”
“However, PNA as the Accredited Professional Organization, is critical of the nurses welfare and would like DOH to issue specific guidelines for all Nurses who will answer DOH’s Call for Mobilization (It is the DOH not PNA who is calling)”, dagdag pa ng PNA.
Bukod sa mga panuntunan, hiling ng PNA na katulad ng ibang regular health workers ay bigyan ng karampatang sahod at benepisyo ang mga nars na magbabahagi ng kanilang kakayahan dahil sa nakababahalang banta ng sakit.
Saad ng PNA, “Guidelines must stipulate their rights, benefits, protection, treatment and pay (including hazard pay). Just like any regular healthworkers, they should not be treated as merely volunteers because they too are professionals who are offering their skills, talents and time with a greater risk but with a call for moral obligation to the society”.
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