Medical Social Service Officers and their contribution in COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Anant Gupta All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3960-2204
  • Jitender Sodhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  • B R Shekhar All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  • D K Sharma All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i03.029

Keywords:

COVID-19, MSSO, Poor patients

Abstract

Social workers perform diverse roles in a hospital setting. They constitute an important workforce extending help to patients for their varied needs. In the current pandemic as well, team of social workers worked round the clock to arrange for the resources and facilitated important hospital functions. They are the “unsung heroes” amongst the front line warriors who sometimes even do not get their due recognition.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

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Gupta A, Sodhi J, Shekhar BR, Sharma DK. Medical Social Service Officers and their contribution in COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 2020 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];32(3):610-2. Available from: https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1743

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Commentary

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