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The Shamaki district, a mountainous area in the east of Azerbaijan, is home to about 106,000 people, most of whom live in rural settings. Accessing health care is difficult for many, owing to inadequate primary health care facilities. However, things are changing for these communities with the PROACT Care project implemented by WHO through the Universal Health Coverage Partnership (UHC Partnership).

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COVID-19: Health care staffing shortage looming in Ontario

There is a dire warning from the president of a health-care workers’ union in Ontario about a massive staffing shortage. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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As care homes across Manchester witnessed tragedy, these humble heroes battled a pandemic to keep residents alive

Looking back on the last 18 months, many care home staff stand and marvel at how 'normal' working through a pandemic has become.

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Lao PDR strengthens capacity to deliver mental health care nationwide

COVID-19 mental health and psychosocial support homecare kit training for district health officers. Vientiane, June 2021. @WHO/Vannaseng Insal

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Philadelphia extends vaccine mandate deadline for health care workers, higher education students and staff

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia extended its deadline for health care workers and higher education students and employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Acting Philadelphia Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole announced Wednesday."We’ve seen from other places that have implemented vaccine mandates that they work. Workers do step up and get their vaccines despite lots of anxiety before the deadlines," Bettigole said during a briefing.The original deadline was Oct.

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Ontario announces funds to hire more than 4,000 long-term care workers

long-term care workers by the end of the fiscal year.Long-Term Care Minister Rod Phillips announced details of the funding today.It’s part of a plan to hire more workers in the sector so the province can meet a goal of getting long-term care residents an average of four hours of direct care per day by 2025. Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for long-term care workers by Nov.

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St. Joseph’s Health Care London implements mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for all staff

COVID-19 vaccine policy, requiring all staff and physicians to be fully vaccinated or not be allowed to work.The new mandatory COVID-19 immunization policy will take effect Nov. 30 and those that are not fully vaccinated or have a valid medical exception will be considered “unfit to work.”“These individuals will not be scheduled to work and their employment contract with St.

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Ontario mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for long-term care staff

It’s a move loved ones, health experts and seniors advocacy groups had been demanding for months. Now, the province has made vaccinations mandatory for those working in long-term care homes. Brittany Rosen reports.

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Health care employees required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination

COVID-19 vaccines are now mandatory for Nova Scotia health care workers, teachers and other public sector employees, and come November 13th all employees will be required to show proof of vaccination or risk being laid off or terminated. As Jesse Thomas reports Doctors N.S.

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Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all long-term care home staff

Ontario’s minister of long-term care Rod Phillips announced Friday that all LTC workers and support staff will be required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 15. Phillips said funding will be available for those homes needing to hire new staff.

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Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for long-term care workers by Nov. 15

COVID-19.Staff including in-home workers, support workers, students and volunteers must be vaccinated by Nov. 15, unless they have a medical exemption.

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Health care workers face threats, violence over COVID-19 safety rules

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - More than a year after U.S.

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Nova Scotia mandates COVID-19 vaccine for health-care workers, teachers

Nova Scotia minister of health and wellness Michelle Thompson announced Wednesday that the province is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers and teachers across the province. Those who are not fully vaccinated will be required to take part in a education program and have up until Nov.

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N.B. to offer COVID-19 booster shots for seniors living in long-term care homes starting early October

Based on new advice from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), New Brunswick chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell said on Wednesday that starting in early October, a COVID-19 booster shot will be offered to seniors living in long-term care homes and other congregate settings, who’ve already received their first two doses of an mRNA vaccine.

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Quebec to give 3rd dose of vaccine to seniors in long-term care homes

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Tuesday that the province will be giving residents living in long-term care homes a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, amid rising outbreaks in facilities. Global’s Gloria Henriquez explains.

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COVID-19 booster shots now recommended for long-term care residents: NACI

COVID-19 booster shots for residents of long-term care homes and seniors living in other congregate settings.According to the updated recommendation from NACI on Tuesday, seniors who have already received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine should be offered a third shot at least six months after their last dose.

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Quebec to administer 3rd dose of COVID-19 vaccine to seniors in long-term care homes

COVID-19 vaccine to residents living in long-term care homes and private seniors residences.Health Minister Christian Dubé announced the decision Tuesday during an update on the province’s immunization campaign.“We must do something,” he said, referring to a growing number of infections and outbreaks in living environments for the elderly.The goal is to protect vulnerable Quebecers, he said.

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Vaccine mandate begins for New York health-care workers

Health workers in New York are facing a new ultimatum: get the COVID-19 jab or lose your job. As Jackson Proskow reports, the new rules are controversial, but effective.

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Seek appropriate health care when needed: Saskatchewan Health Authority

SHA) is reminding the general public to seek appropriate care when needed in the midst of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.In these pandemic times, it can be hard to know whether someone should stay at home, go to the doctor or seek emergency care when they’re feeling ill, according to a press release on Friday.SHA officials said a good rule of thumb is for people to call HealthLine 811, their family doctor or nurse practitioner if they have minor symptoms like a fever, vomiting or diarrhea. If symptoms worsen significantly or people are experiencing significant distress, they said call 911 or go to the emergency department.

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Quebec health-care workers say they feel overlooked by the government

bonuses up to $18,000 for nurses. Quebec to give up to $18K in bonuses to full-time nurses amid critical shortage Incentives to attract and retain nurses will cost the Quebec government $1 billion in bonuses.“In June, you told us you had no money and that it was over, that it was as far as you could go,” said Josée Fréchette, APTS vice-president, directing her comments towards Premier François Legault and Treasury Board president Sonia LeBel.

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AHS confirms health-care workers dealing with more abuse as COVID-19 pandemic drags on

Alberta’s health-care workers already face stress and exhaustion as they work through a brutal fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The trickle down effect: Alberta ICU physician worries about ‘deserving patients’ not getting care

Alberta has hit a new record in the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs. It means many patients anxiously waiting for life altering surgeries are having to wait even longer.

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Horgan and Canadian premiers call for more health care funding from Ottawa

B.C. Premier John Horgan and Canada’s premiers are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to increase support for health care services, which are buckling under the pressures of COVID-19. Keith Baldrey reports.

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U.S. hospital care rationed as 2,000 Americans die each day from COVID-19

Amid lagging vaccination rates across the U.S., which is averaging 2,000 COVID-19 deaths per day, some hospitals are rationing care.

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COVID-19 crisis causing Alberta health care workers having to adapt to new measures

The number of people fighting COVID-19 in Alberta hospitals continues to climb to record highs and the stress on ICUs have never been greater. As Lauren Pullen reports, the strain is now affecting the way healthcare workers are able to care for their patients.

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More COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan care homes

The fourth wave is now looking a lot like the first. We are once again seeing outbreaks in long-term care homes. Global’s Nathaniel Dove has more on who it’s affecting — and what can be done.

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Alberta health-care workers desperate for COVID-19 help: ‘We are treading water as furiously as we can’

COVID-19 cannot come fast enough.“We are treading water as furiously as we can with this big tsunami that’s trying to drown us,” said Dr. Paul Parks, president of emergency medicine with the Alberta Medical Association and an emergency room physician in Medicine Hat, Alta.“I really don’t think we need ventilators or we need space or rooms or beds or materials.

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Lanarkshire's first care home resident to receive COVID-19 jab gets booster vaccine

Hamilton’s Abercorn care home was the first in Scotland to receive the initial vaccination last December. And healthcare staff returned there today to add another layer of protection against COVID-19 and the flu.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Manitoba expands third vaccine eligibility to First Nations care homes

https://t.co/ZaXsNAwTG7 pic.twitter.com/IbM39CGSoO— Manitoba Gov News (@MBGovNews) September 20, 2021 1 death, 55 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba Sunday The initial eligibility for third doses included people who were immunocompromised, who needed a third dose for travel purposes, or who had received doses that weren’t approved by Health Canada.Anyone born on or before Dec.

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Canada election: Singh visits health-care workers in Edmonton

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited health-care workers in Edmonton on Saturday, campaigning ahead of the Sept. 20 federal election vote.

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Burnt-out health-care workers prepare to take on Alberta’s COVID-19 patients

Alberta talking to other provinces to potentially help care for some of its COVID-19 patients, Parks is preparing for the moment he might have to choose who gets sent out of province for medical care.“Think about how devastating that is for the family and the patient too,” the emergency medicine physician in Medicine Hat told Global News.“Because whoever it is that ends up getting shipped to Ontario — and we do that if we absolutely needed to save their lives — they’ll be in a far-off province with no support, no family, no nothing.

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‘We may run out of staff and intensive care beds’: Kenney’s dire warning as pandemic restrictions return to Alberta

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has reimposed pandemic protocols as COVID-19 patients inundate the province’s hospitals.

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Alberta adds COVID-19 measures, vaccine passport in effort to prevent health-care system’s collapse

A previous version of this article said Wednesday marked the second time Alberta has declared a state of public health emergency amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It actually marked the third time such a declaration has been made.

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Doctors in AB, SK warn health-care system on brink of collapse

COVID-19 cases are soaring in some provinces, including Alberta, where Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province’s chief medical officer of health, now admits restrictions were lifted too soon.

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COVID-19 surge: Alaska's largest hospital implements crisis care standards

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, Alaska’s largest hospital on Tuesday implemented crisis standards of care, prioritizing resources and treatments to those patients who have the potential to benefit the most."While we are doing our utmost, we are no longer able to provide the standard of care to each and every patient who needs our help," Dr. Kristen Solana Walkinshaw, chief of staff at Providence Alaska Medical Center, wrote in a letter addressed to Alaskans and distributed Tuesday."The acuity and number of patients now exceeds our resources and our ability to staff beds with skilled caregivers, like nurses and respiratory therapists.

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Canada election: Trudeau says he would would make it crime to block hospitals, intimidate health-care workers

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Monday appeared to take aim at protests set to take place at hospitals across Canada against COVID-19 restrictions, saying if re-elected the party would make it a criminal offence to obstruct access to various health-care buildings such as hospitals, vaccine clinics and abortion clinics. He also said they would make it a crime to intimidate or threaten health-care workers or people seeking health-care treatments.

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COVID-19 hospital protests ‘a morale blow’ to Canada’s exhausted health-care workers

COVID-19, throngs of anti-vaxxers are now protesting vaccine passports at their workplaces.As a result, the demonstrations have led to patients wading through crowds of anti-vaxxers, and at times provided a challenge for paramedics to find safe passage to transport them.“As a front-line emergency physician practising in three hospitals, this is frankly disgusting,” said Dr. Raghu Venugopal, a Toronto emergency physician.

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COVID-19: Singh says hospitals ‘not a place to protest’ as demonstrations block access to health care

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh condemned on Monday the planned demonstrations outside of hospitals across Canada stating it is “wrong” and “not a place to protest.” He added that no one should have a barrier from accessing health care.

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‘Not far enough’: Saskatchewan health care unions respond to new COVID-19 measures

Saskatchewan enacting mandatory self-isolation order for positive COVID-19 cases As part of a suite of new pandemic measures announced Friday, the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced a reduction in non-critical or elective services to expand surge capacity amid climbing COVID-19 cases.“Temporary service disruptions will be localized and time-limited, as much as possible, while teams mobilize to support both growing demands for COVID care and maintain critical services for non-COVID patients,” the SHA said in a Friday afternoon statement, adding that those affected will be notified directly.SHA surge targets include increasing from a baseline of 79 beds to 130 beds to accommodate a projected 80

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Doctors warn of potential health care system collapse in Alberta

Anger is growing among Alberta’s doctors, as unvaccinated COVID-19 patients continue to overwhelm hospitals and their ICUs. As Heather Yourex-West explains, they want the province to implement more COVID-19 restrictions, before the fourth wave pushes the health care system past the brink.

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Ontario NDP calling for COVID-19 safety zone legislation to protect people at health-care facilities, small businesses

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, protests have become more common. While the causes and reasons might vary, Ontario NDP members say it’s time for the Ford government to step up and do more to protect people following public health guidelines so they don’t become targets.

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COVID-19: South zone reacts after funding announced to increase Alberta’s health-care capacity

With COVID-19 vaccinations hitting a plateau and coronavirus-related ICU admissions hitting a high, Alberta doctors continue to sound the alarm about the province’s public health situation.

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COVID-19 hospitalizations cost health care system upwards of $1B

We’re getting a clearer picture today of the financial impact the pandemic has had on Canada’s health care system and as you can imagine, it’s not cheap. As Aaron McArthur reports, the news isn’t good for those who end up in hospital.

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Sask. Health mandating masks in long-term care homes starting Friday

Protest outside Saskatchewan health minister’s office calls for public health measures The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said the mandate will apply to areas outside of residents’ rooms, though it also strongly recommended visitors wear masks while inside residents’ rooms.SHA said the mandate is an effort to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in long-term care facilities.As of Thursday morning, there were seven COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes.The masking protocol will apply to both SHA long-term care homes and affiliates.“This will provide additional protection for all our residents during this fourth wave facing our province,” the SHA said in the release.The SHA added that residents are not required but “strongly

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Treating COVID-19 patients in intensive care costs at least $50,000: report

COVID-19 patient who needs intensive care in Canada is estimated at over $50,000 compared with $8,400 for someone who’s had a heart attack, a new report says.Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information show the average cost for patients being treated for the virus is more than $23,000, which is four times higher than a patient with influenza.Ann Chapman, interim director of health spending and primary care at the agency, said the report reinforces the economic consequences of a serious illness, though it does not include the cost for doctors.

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Idaho hospitals rationing care as COVID-19 patients line halls

BOISE, Idaho - Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients.The conference center at Kootenai Health hospital in the city Coeur d’Alene has been converted into a field hospital of sorts — with some of its classrooms filled with hospital beds where patients receive oxygen or get monoclonal antibody treatment, hospital officials said.At the nearby main hospital building in the city of about 50,000, some emergency room patients receive care in a converted lobby and others get it in hallways.

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Visitor restrictions tightening in Saskatoon long-term care homes

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says all long-term care (LTC) homes in the Saskatoon area will be required to increase visitor restrictions this week.The change and move from the “recovery phase” to Level 1 family presence will occur at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

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Idaho hospitals rationing health care amid COVID-19 surge

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated "crisis standards of care" allowing health care rationing for the state's northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle.The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly announced it in a statement Tuesday morning — warning residents that they may not get the care they would normally expect if they need to be hospitalized.The move came as the state's confirmed coronavirus cases skyrocketed in recent weeks.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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