17th MAY: WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY The leading cause of cardiovascular mortality is hypertension, or as most people know it, high blood pressure.  A fact is that more than 50% of the hypertensive population worldwide are unaware of their condition. To address this problem, World Hypertension Day have been innovative in their activities to get the […]

As we look at International Climate Change Day, let’s remember two world-renowned climate change activists – Greta Thunberg who is one of the world’s most recognized climate change campaigners. She has been a powerful voice in raising global awareness, particularly among youth, urging immediate action to mitigate climate change and protect future generations. Lewis Pugh, […]

Climate change is already having serious impacts on planetary health, human health and the world of work. As this problem intensifies, workers around the globe find themselves at an increased risk of exposure to hazards such as excessive heat, ultraviolet radiation, extreme weather events, air pollution, vector-borne diseases and agrochemicals. Promoting, respecting and realising safe […]

Mother Earth is calling us to action. Nature is suffering. Oceans filling with plastic and turning more acidic. Extreme heat, wildfires and floods, have affected millions of people. Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as the disruption of biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production and/or the growing illegal […]

World Homeopathy Day honours the memory of Dr. Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of homeopathy. Homeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, which means similar, and pathos, which means suffering or disease. This alternative form of medicine believes “like cures like.” In other words, the ingredients that induce symptoms of the said illness also […]