A health worker sits outside a building under lockdown on March 25. Frontline Covid-19 staff are experiencing burnout amid Hong Kong’s deadly fifth wave. Photo: EPA-EFE
A health worker sits outside a building under lockdown on March 25. Frontline Covid-19 staff are experiencing burnout amid Hong Kong’s deadly fifth wave. Photo: EPA-EFE
Pamela Tin
Opinion

Opinion

Pamela Tin and Dicky Chow

Fifth wave offers lessons for improving Hong Kong’s healthcare system, but we must not forget about mental health

  • Uneven and inadequate provision of mental health services in the face of strict Covid-19 measures has left many isolated, without end-of-life care, or bereavement support
  • Strategies to address structural failings and strengthen Hong Kong’s healthcare system must take into account the importance of mental health

A health worker sits outside a building under lockdown on March 25. Frontline Covid-19 staff are experiencing burnout amid Hong Kong’s deadly fifth wave. Photo: EPA-EFE
A health worker sits outside a building under lockdown on March 25. Frontline Covid-19 staff are experiencing burnout amid Hong Kong’s deadly fifth wave. Photo: EPA-EFE
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