Corona Virus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Encouraging Involvement of Community Workers in the Active Search of Cases

• Main Authors: Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences
• Subjects: covid-19 pandemic; community workers; infection prevention and control; world health organization
• Online Access: http://www.mamcjms.in/article.asp?issn=2394-7438;year=2020;volume=6;issue=1;spage=39;epage=40;aulast=Shrivastava

In the ongoing Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the role of health care professionals and outreach workers is indispensable towards the prevention and control of the disease. Anticipating the risk that the disease might land up into stage 3, a wide range of interventions have been implemented. However, the most important strategy will be to spread awareness about the disease and intensify actively search for the suspect cases in the community and here comes the role of outreach community workers. As the doctors and other paramedical staff are overwhelmed with the COVID-19 related work and are also involved in the delivery of emergency services, the importance of the role discharged by these community workers is extremely vital. In conclusion, the role of outreach community workers in creating awareness about COVID-19 and the identification of the suspect cases in the community through active search is extremely crucial in containing the disease and interrupting the chain of the transmission.