WHO: Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children: Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant...
Welfare & Policy
The Welfare & Policy category explores the systems, strategies and decisions that shape health, social care and wellbeing at a population level. It examines current policy developments, funding frameworks, welfare reform and their impact on individuals and communities. From analysis of legislative change to discussion of equity and access, this category offers informed perspectives on how policy influences health outcomes and social support across society.
WHO: ongoing cholera upsurge
Comprehensive cholera statistics for 2022, published by WHO today, shed light on the scale and extent of the ongoing cholera upsurge. While data for cholera...
Cancer rates doubles for homelessness
Cancer is twice as likely to affect people experiencing homelessness (PEH) as members of the housed population. The disease is the second most common cause...
The good advice that could lift people out of poverty
The good advice that could lift people out of poverty: Providing access to housing, debt, and benefit advice within food banks could help lift people...
New PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge
A new PhD course in Indigenous Knowledge – the first of its kind in Australia – will offer a unique opportunity for Indigenous knowledge holders...
Impact of gambling in ethnic minority communities
Coventry University Researcher examines the impact of gambling harms and crime in ethnic minority communities: Gambling should be viewed the same as other addictions such...
Muslim Aid combatting cost-of-living crisis
Muslim Aid on Tuesday distributed 10,000 meals as it launches its flagship Feed The Fasting campaign in the UK to combat the cost-of-living crisis. Muslim...
Every two minutes a woman dies
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies today....
Urgent action needed as “child wasting” threatens millions
Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children: – United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect...
Brave Face – Shelter’s Winter TV Ad 2022 | Shelter
This year, hundreds of thousands of children will be spending Christmas in damp storage containers, badly converted office blocks and cramped B&Bs. Families will be...
