Tag: World Health Organization

There are Good Programmes and Initiatives Supporting Workplace Health in the UK

Speaking ahead of BBC Headfest and GCHW’s 12th Global Healthy Workplace Summit In the UK there are good programmes and initiatives supporting and raising awareness of workplace wellbeing, going beyond mental health and fruit bowls to adopt a holistic approach to employee health, according to Barry Crisp, Marketing Director of the Global Centre for Healthy […]

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Workplace Health and Safety: Why a Healthy Workplace Matters

Creating a healthy workplace should be a top priority for all businesses. Not only does it improve employee wellbeing, but it also boosts productivity and profitability. In fact, research shows that companies with healthy workplaces experience lower absenteeism rates and higher employee retention rates. According to the World Health Organization, workplace health and safety refers […]

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Enhancing the Global Agenda for Workplace Health in 2022

This has been another year to remember like none other. COVID has stubbornly stayed with us and continued to disrupt work patterns throughout the year. Workplace health initiatives without a doubt has played a significant role in building new consensus on what employers need to do to wrestle effectively with the pandemic crises whilst keeping […]

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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? The COVID-19 Vaccination Dilemma

By Patricio V. Marquez and Sarah Eyman As the COVID-19 vaccination drive intensifies in the rich world, progress in low- and lower-middle-income countries lags far behind due to limited access to vaccines.  As of mid-June 20201, about 21.8% of the world’s population, or 1.71 billion people, had received at least their first dose of one of […]

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Snapshot of COVID-19 Vaccination Around the World

By Patricio V. Marquez and Betty Hanan COVID-19 vaccination is critical to reduce the risk of infection and death due to COVID-19 disease, and hence for global economic recovery and normalization in social interactions and travel. Indeed, since a large share of the world needs to be immune to the virus, the COVID-19 vaccine deployment […]

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