Many young doctors are experiencing adverse mental health problems, and this contract vs permanent employment issue, coupled with high work demands will contribute to the development of depression, anxiety and stress.
The heads of PPVs have been instructed to only allow volunteers under the MyVac programme to assist. However, the MyVac programme has major bureaucratic and budgetary constraints.
In a sense we have, in the fourth wave, experienced what Italy did last year. Now the fear is that we may experience what India, Peru and some other countries in South America are experiencing.