28 Jul 2020

ICRC helps PNG health workers battle Covid-19 stress

From , 6:02 am on 28 July 2020

The International Committee of the Red Cross has been helping health workers in Papua New Guinea deal with the stress brought by Covid-19.

It has held four workshops throughout the country to address growing mental health concerns among frontline responders.

The ICRC's Charlotte Blackman led the sessions.

She told Don Wiseman about the stresses being faced by health workers.

A woman at Mt Hagen Hospital is told by a nurse (left) in 2004 that she has HIV. A few years ago, PNG was lauded for its efforts to contain the virus, but infection rates are now rising.

Photo: AFP