全球个人防护装备严重短缺威胁医护人员安全

世界卫生组织警告，个人防护装备的全球短缺正将医护人员置于危险之中。1由于需求激增、抢购和囤积现象，医生和护士面临手套、口罩、呼吸器等防护物资的严重不足。1世卫组织主任特德罗斯·阿达诺姆·格布雷耶苏斯表示："没有安全的供应链，全球医护人员面临真实风险。"1

为应对危机，世卫组织已向47个国家运送了近50万套个人防护装备，但供应正在快速枯竭。1根据世卫组织的估计，全球每月需要8900万套医用口罩、7600万副检查手套和160万副护目镜。1防护物资的价格大幅上涨，外科口罩价格上升6倍，N95呼吸器价格上升3倍，防护服价格翻倍。1世卫组织呼吁行业和政府增加产能40%，以满足全球需求的上升。1

The World Health Organization has warned that a critical shortage of personal protective equipment is putting health workers at risk worldwide 1. The crisis stems from surging demand, panic buying, and hoarding that have left doctors and nurses without adequate access to gloves, masks, respirators, and other essential protection 1.

The WHO has already distributed nearly 500,000 sets of personal protective equipment to 47 countries, yet supplies are being depleted rapidly 1. Prices have spiked dramatically during the shortage—surgical masks have increased sixfold in cost, N95 respirators have tripled, and protective suits have doubled 1. The organization estimates that the global healthcare system requires 89 million medical masks, 76 million examination gloves, and 1.6 million eye protectors monthly 1.

To address the crisis, the WHO is calling on industry and governments to expand production capacity by 40 percent to meet rising global demand 1. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating: "Without secure supply chains, health workers worldwide face real risk" 1.