This year's theme ‘The impacts of climate change on occupational safety and health' seeks a drastic shift in political priorities, policy coherence and agenda setting to address climate change, occupational safety and health hazards and risks to workers. With occupational climate-related health risks expected to increase because of climate change, achieving a collective approach to deal with this global health crisis is not a quick fix. We come together to remember those who have sadly lost ()
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Our sister organization, the International Labour Organization (ILO), began to observe World Day in 2003 to raise the political profile of occupational health and safety, and to fulfil the integral ‘advocacy’ component of their Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health. Given that...
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With the work she does, Dr. Jannah hopes to diversify the spaces in cannabis and reduce the stigma of its use in the Black community.
New post-Brexit border checks ‘set to zero’ to avoid what Defra calls risk of serious disruptionThe UK government has reportedly told port health authorities it will not “turn on” health and safety checks for EU imports as new post-Brexit border controls begin this month.A presentation prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) highlighted the risk of “significant disruption” if the new measures were implemented, according to the Financial Times. It made clear...
A job is fundamental to our wellbeing. Only last week Mel Stride, right, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said that Britons must get back to what he termed the 'old fashioned belief' that work is good for us.
Quebec's Health Department says it has received 28 reports of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that passed over southern parts of the province.
The Senior Medical Officer for Public Health at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Addipa-Adapoe, has highlighted the crucial link between vaccination, economic recovery, and public health during an interview with journalists. Speaking at an ongoing workshop on vaccine uptake in Ghana, Dr Addipa-Adapoe underscored the significance of vaccination as a key tool in […]
Addressing a problem first identified 50 years ago, federal regulators say stricter new rules to limit miners' exposure to silica dust are expected to finally go on the books on Tuesday.
The County of Santa Barbara has been served with a lawsuit claiming two Public Health leaders of discrimination, harassment and retaliation toward staff.
Your brain allows you to think, feel, communicate, make decisions, and live a productive life, that's why keeping it healthy is so important. A healthy brain is essential for a healthy life. One way to boost brain power is to lower stress levels. "People who are under a lot of stress, and strain and duress, []
A local Health Center recognized ‘Men’s Health Awareness Day’, to help men better understand their heart health.