Overall, 24% of the respondents still did not receive PPE at the time of survey i.e., during 5-11 May 2020. Compared to the earlier survey during 9-14 Apr. 2020, there has been some improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment especially among the paramedics, however, situation

didn’t improve much with respect to the quality of the PPE supplied as stated by the FLWs; the rising trend of infection among the FLWs corroborates this

There has been some improvement in arranging accommodation, food and transport for the doctors but not to the extent necessary, and not for the other FLWs

More than two months into the epidemic (since identification of the first case of COVID-19 on 9 March 2020), and still there is inadequate training on COVID-19 nature and management as well as use of PPE, especially for the nurse/midwives and the paramedics

These factors together did little to alleviate the mental health disturbances of all different groups of the FLWs which in itself is going to be a big public health problem, now and post-COVID-19