On the Frontlines: Working in the Paediatric COVID-19 Ward

Dr Tharshana Thenkaran, Medical Officer, Melaka Hospital

15-Jun-21 14:00

On the Frontlines: Working in the Paediatric COVID-19 Ward

Pause
Embed

It’s been more than a year since COVID-19 has upended our lives, especially the lives of our healthcare frontliners regardless of whether they are directly involved in treating COVID-19 patients or not. We speak to one of our healthcare workers, Dr Tharshana Thenakaran, a medical officer from Melaka Hospital, to find out what happens behind the scenes at the hospital, what it’s like to care for kids and babies who have contracted COVID-19, and how every little action can help to reduce the burden on our frontliners.

Image source: Tash Karan Facebook

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: Health Policy, Diseases & Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Medical Innovation and Technology, Science, Education

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Live & Learn, COVID-19, children’s health, pregnant, babies, toddlers, teenagers, burnout, fatigue, vaccine, vaccination,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) We sit down with Edmond Yap, co-founder of Tupai, to deconstruct ‘The Grade C Trap’, on the back of the recent Education Blueprint announcement made recently.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple + Zombies on Screen

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) The new, fully imported Subaru Forester is a solid car, but the high asking price is a little bit hard to swallow, according to Daniel Fernandez. Tune in to hear his full thoughts.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) In the second part of their Tech in ‘26 series, Matt and Rich examine some of the headline treatments and advances we’re likely to see this year.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) RimbaWatch files Malaysia’s first climate greenwashing lawsuit. We unpack what the case means for climate claims, accountability, and regulation with RimbaWatch's Head of Legal Advocacy, Kuberan Hansrajh Kumaresan.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Young Malaysian golfer who turned pro last year, Mirabel Ting joins us to share the eventful journey in her career so far.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

How do video and board games get from idea to reality? Ella Al-Shamahi talks to two women who invent, tweak and perfect the games that so many of us love to play.

PROGRAMMES