13 July 2021
Voluntary or Mandatory Vaccination? The ethical dilemma

Voluntary or Mandatory Vaccination? The ethical dilemma


MORE THAN ONE year after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic it is becoming increasingly clear that vaccines will prove to be essential in combating t...
29 June 2021
Will you take the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Will you take the COVID-19 Vaccine?


COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the lives and the livelihood of almost all of us. Approximately a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were repor...
01 June 2021
Are you Prepared to Weather the Storm?

Are you Prepared to Weather the Storm?


THE 2021 ATLANTIC hurricane season officially starts today, June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Cen...
18 May 2021
Protecting yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace

Protecting yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace


While there is a lot that we still don’t know about SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, we do know that it is spreads most effectively...
11 May 2021
Why should I get vaccinated for COVID-19?

Why should I get vaccinated for COVID-19?


There are so many concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines. Most of these concerns are driven principally by misinformation and are not based on the scien...
04 May 2021
Canned foods

Canned foods


DURING AND AFTER a natural disaster such as the volcano eruption and hurricanes, people turn to canned food to provide a fast and reliable source of f...
27 April 2021
Promoting health and preventing diseases in shelters during humanitarian crisis

Promoting health and preventing diseases in shelters during humanitarian crisis


SHELTER IS A basic human need and a critical determinant for survival and coping in the majority of crises. It is enshrined in human rights law unde...
23 March 2021
Focus on mental health

Focus on mental health


Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) disproportionately affect people in low – and middle-income countries where more than three quarters of global NCD ...
16 February 2021
Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work

Understanding How COVID-19 Vaccines Work


To understand how COVID-19 vaccines work, it helps to first look at how our bodies fight illness. When germs, such as the virus that causes COVID-19, ...
19 January 2021
Self-quarantine and Isolation – What’s the difference?

Self-quarantine and Isolation – What’s the difference?


THE ONGOING coronavirus pandemic has certainly increased our awareness of public health terminologies. Over the past year, terms like social distanci...