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Federico Saracini

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PhD Scholar @RCSI #GlobalHealth 'Employed but Unpaid, Volunteers or Paradoxical Surplus? Sierra Leone's Unsalaried Health Workforce' (Pieterse, Saracini, 2025) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40778790/

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Federico Saracini @federics.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Federico Saracini @federics.bsky.social · Aug 12

Good morning, everyone,
I am pleased to share a new article we just got published with @p-pieterse.bsky.social
"Employed but Unpaid, Volunteers or Paradoxical Surplus? Sierra Leone's Unsalaried Health Workforce"
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Employed but Unpaid, Volunteers or Paradoxical Surplus? Sierra Leone's Unsalaried Health Workforce - PubMed

Unsalaried clinical health worker numbers have increased in PHUs since 2016; an estimated 4000-5000 unsalaried clinical staff is in precarious employment, awaiting payroll inclusion. The majority of t...

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Bassem Mroue @bmroue.bsky.social · May 23

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At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in

At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.

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RCSI Institute of Global Surgery @rcsiglobalsurgery.bsky.social · May 20

On 7 May stakeholders discussed @surg-water.bsky.social its different phases & next steps. Beneficiaries spoke on how SURG-Water has changed the reality of their health centres from having no water to having a safe water supply to use in maternity wards for deliveries.

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Federico Saracini @federics.bsky.social · May 16

The first post is never forgotten. #BlueSky

Federico Saracini @federics.bsky.social · May 16

Everyone pays. All clinical staff charge their patients, regardless of whether they are salaried or unsalaried. As one key informant I interviewed said, "Whether paid or unpaid, the behaviour is the same." This concept remained consistent throughout the study.
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Federico Saracini, IGS PhD Scholar: "Everybody pays. All the clinical staff charge irregular fees to their patients, irrespective of their salaried or unsalaried status. ‘Paid or unpaid, the beh...