International women’s day: fighting for the right to health care while facing COVID-19

The analysis the view of right to the urban life and facing Coronavirus (COVID- 19)

Background and objective: With the rise of urbanization and economic-trade, political, social, and cultural exchanges between cities around the world, the prevalence of epidemics has increased. Challenges caused by the most important factor that can affect the level of independence, authority, and sovereignty of cities and by becoming critical, have special effects on the strength and tolerance...

Peruvian Guideline to Care the Mental Health of Health Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Perceived Stress Level of Health Care and Non-Health Care in Exposed to COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction: The sudden outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a deadly disease worldwide has caused widespread psychological problems as well as physical problems. Given the importance of preventing and controlling mental health problems in patients with this disease, the present study was conducted to investigation of the Perceived Stress level of health care and non- health care in Exposed t...

Using Ineffective Coping Strategies for Facing With COVID-19

   Dear Editor, Methods that people use to overcome problems are called coping strategies. The concept of coping was first introduced by Lazarus in 1966. He believed that stress involves three stages. First, there is the initial assessment, which is to observe a risk. The second stage involves the evaluation, which is the search for an answer in the mind, and the third stage is to f...

Does “Flattening the Curve” Affect Critical Care Services Delivery for COVID-19? A Global Health Perspective

During this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, nations are taking bold measures to mitigate the spread of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in order to avoid the overwhelming its critical care facilities. While these “flattening the curve” initiatives are showing signs of impeding the potential surge in COVID-19 cases, it is not known whet...