Informative Article
Year: 2020 | Month: April | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 450-455
Factors Causing the Slow Procurement of PPE for Medical Officers in Hospitals in Corona Virus Eradication in Indonesia
Sitorus Rumita, Deby Yuriska, Fuad Fadillah, Iskandar Muda
University of North Sumatra, Medan, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Sitorus Rumita
ABSTRACT
The world today is shocked by the emergence of the epidemic COVID-19 virus, which until now has claimed many lives. Transmission of this virus is also relatively fast so it becomes a frightening specter for medical personnel who are in the vanguard in dealing with patients exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, to support the performance of medical personnel in dealing with patients infected with this virus, it is necessary to complete the Personal Protective Equipment or often called PPE. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that caused the slow PPE Procurement for Medical Officers in Hospitals in Corona Virus Eradication in Indonesia. This research uses a method or technique of mass media analysis which is our rapid analysis of media content, speeches and government reports, social media platforms and mass media.
Keywords: COVID-19, Government Policy in Handling COVID-19 Virus Transmission, Procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
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