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Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress – how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

Health workers cope with a huge amount of stress – how to build a resilient health system in South Africa

POPULAR and academic literature is replete with examples of how to cope with daily stresses. Mental health professions have also long researched and implemented strategies to deal with burnout from workplace stressors. Coping with stress is not a new phenomenon. But COVID-19 and the responses to the pandemic have increased our attention on how people and systems cope with stress-inducing shocks. This should not surprise us given the impact of COVID-19 on almost every aspect of our lives. There are indications that many people and countries are still struggling to emerge from its shadow. Resilience is a relatively new area…
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