What If Jobless U.S. Workers Were Hired to Fight Coronavirus?

Last Mile Health CEO Raj Panjabi argues community health workers are a win-win for fighting Covid-19

Raj Panjabi
Elemental
Published in
6 min readMar 19, 2020

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A photo of a man sitting in his car wearing a mask waiting to get tested by a health care worker.
A man prepares for a mouth swab at a drive-through coronavirus testing site for residents who have symptoms and an order from a health care provider on Quincy Street in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, March 19, 2020. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

TThere are more than 200,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide as of March 19. Continued sharp increases in infections may overwhelm health systems in any country, but especially…

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Raj Panjabi
Elemental

Refugee turned doctor. Pursuing a world where no patient is out of reach. Personal account.