In Eswatini, health care workers (HCWs) are the first respondents to the COVID-19 outbreak and are therefore exposed to the risk of infection as well as the psychological stress related to providing services in a pandemic. Although not all frontline workers face the same stress levels or require the same support levels during an emergency, all HCWs must access psychosocial support when they need it. This brief, therefore, describes the technical assistance and ongoing guidance EGPAF gave to the MOH during the COVID-19 pandemic to support the mental health and psychosocial well-being of frontline HCWs.
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