Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF issued a stark warning last month that “South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots.” It noted “the South Asia region is also home to two of the last polio endemic countries in the world, Afghanistan and …
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The seventh edition of our weekly video podcast PandemiCast can be viewed here. This week, we discuss the importance of healthcare communications. Our panellists – Erik Sass, Raquel Cruz, Marta Dourado, and Aman Gupta – discuss Examples of responsible health communications during COVID-19 and any particularly irresponsible ones Communications as a source of both unity …
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The term pandemic is virtually ubiquitous in the public consciousness right now. The world is arrested in the grip of COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – more popularly known simply as the coronavirus. Yet COVID-19 is one of two pandemics the world is grappling with – as a …
What does it mean to be safe at work? Such a notion is multifaceted. The freedom from violence and harassment in the workplace, the freedom from exposure to infectious diseases and the freedom from vulnerability to accidents are among the components of workplace safety. The era of COVID-19 means the world is witnessing a global …
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Delayed vaccination is manageable and not as life-threatening as the current pandemic Experts advise parents to immediately prioritise immunisation, post-lockdown; ensure important vaccinations at-birth at the maternity clinic, esp. polio-DTP and measles April 22, 2020: India and the world today are confronted with an unprecedented global health exigency in the form of COVID-19. During these …
March 22nd marks International Mother Earth Day – an occasion designated by the United Nations (UN) to underscore the importance of our environment. On International Mother Earth Day 2020, the occasion is poignant given the age of environmental degradation we reside in. To quote the UN, “nature is suffering.” This situ manifests, it says, in …
When it comes to health issues, it is unsurprising the pandemic of COVID-19 dominates the conversation. Yet, as we appraise the gravity of COVID-19, it is important to remember that the world grapples with a plethora of public health concerns. Among them is measles – and it is deeply concerning that the line of defence …
At the time of writing, COVID-19 – the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV-2), often referred to as coronavirus – has claimed more than 120,000 lives. SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than two million people worldwide. Robust and well-thought-out public policy has never been more important. The first edition of PandemiCast – …
India is now in its third week of a quarantine first imposed on March 24 — some are already eyeing a post-quarantine coronavirus endgame scenario. An article published in The Hindustan Times has suggested that in place of a quarantine, the concept of herd immunity could be a “more feasible option” moving forward. Such a …
The pandemic of coronavirus has highlighted to health systems the world over why health systems are important – and emphasised in particular the vital role of nursing on the front line. It is fitting, therefore, that 2020 marks the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The World Health Organization (WHO) unveiled earlier this …
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