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The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
September 22, 2022 Edition-----We will see the closure on the Mourning Period for QE!! In Australia tomorrow, We can then move on to the next big issue, which will surely be the progress in the Russo-Ukrainian war and the associated issues with China and Russia.The US seems – with the rest of the world – to be moving into recession.King Charles has now been to all his UK Realms and will now quietly let PM Trass get back to running the UK. God help her …In Australia we have to now get on with life and the economic disaster we seem to be facing.-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/oddly-enough-th...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 22, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
“Don’t Forget Leprosy” Campaign Gathers Pace as World Leprosy Day Approaches
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, has served as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination since 2001. He is part of Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative, which has organized the “Don’t forget leprosy” campaign.By External SourceJan 28 2022 (IPS-Partners) Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative is collaborating with 32 organizations from 13 countries to promote the message “Don’t forget leprosy” in the run-up to World Leprosy Day on January 30. The international campaign includes awareness-raising events and outreach to governments and is being publicized via newspaper...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: COVID-19 Health Humanitarian Emergencies #SasakawaLeprosyInitiative Source Type: news
Disrupting Human Rights: A Social Work Response to the Lockdown of Social Housing Residents
AbstractThe article probes the disproportionate impact on marginalised populations to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for coronavirus disease of 2019).. It explores this problematic through research with refugees residing in social housing in Melbourne, Australia. The focus is on the specific pressures facing this cohort with the 2020 deployment, without notice, of armed police to enforce lockdown in the central Melbourne housing high rise tower estates. Our research methodology comprises narrating experiences of a community leader who had direct contact with residents and is a co-author o...
Source: British Journal of Social Work - July 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Regular Gamblers Turned To Online Gambling During The Pandemic
By Emily Reynolds
Gambling is big business in the UK. According to NHS Digital, 57% of men and 54% of women reported gambling in 2018, while the Gambling Commission suggests that online gambling grew by 8.1% from 2019 to 2020.
During the pandemic, gambling changed quite significantly: while consumers could still buy scratchcards and lottery tickets in supermarkets and off licenses, betting shops were closed and sports matches cancelled, leading many activities to move entirely online. And according to a new study from researchers at the University of Bristol, although the British public gambled less overall during l...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - June 17, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Alcohol Coronavirus Money Source Type: blogs
J & J jab linked to more blood clots; double vaccine production, says UN – as it happened
MRNA vaccines appear to neutralise Indian variant; CDC says there is‘plausible causal association’ between vaccine and dangerous clottingNorway ends use of AstraZeneca vaccine and delays decision on J&JCovid pandemic was preventable, says WHO-commissioned reportSpain aims to receive British tourists without Covid tests from 20 MayScores more bodies of suspected Covid victims found in Indian riversChina has used pandemic to boost global image, report says12.48amBSTThis blog is closing down now. Thanks for reading and here are some of the main developments in the pandemic in the past 24 hours. You can also keep up to...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah (now); Mattha Busby ,Tobi Thomas, Martin Belam ,Martin Farrer (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus India UK news US news Brazil Science Americas World news Source Type: news
Mental Health During COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom
This study evaluated several mental health and well-being indicators in a large sample from the United Kingdom (UK) during the COVID-19 lockdown where the death rate is currently among the highest in Europe.
Methods
A cross-sectional online survey with a study sample that mirrors general population norms according to sex, age, education, and region was launched 4 weeks after lockdown measures were implemented in the UK. Measures included mental health–related quality of life (World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Brief Version psychological domain), well-being (World Health Organization Well-Being Index), depr...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
The COVID-19 pandemic: one year later – an occupational perspective
This report points to the importance of oc cupation as a risk factor but also to the availability and use of appropriate personal protection to mitigate the risk of becoming infected. In addition, well-established socio-economic factors of health inequalities intermingled with occupations at risk, demonstrated by the fact that most taxi driv ers belonged to the same ethnic group and that taxi drivers had higher mortality rates when residing in London (5). These findings are mirrored in a recent preprint publication from the US state of California, reporting that relative excess mortality was particularly high among food/ag...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health - March 23, 2021 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Teaching Mental Health and Well-Being Online in a Crisis: Fostering Love and Self-compassion in Clinical Social Work Education
This article is a reflexive collaborative autoethnography written by four educators of different international and cultural backgrounds at a regional university in Queensland. Our university has experienced a shift from primarily a face-to-face delivery to online delivery due to social distancing. This article is grounded in an ethic of love, a values-based relationship-oriented practice promoting care, collaborative dialogue and solidarity between people, using self-compassion and reflexivity. We explore how COVID-19 has forced the authors to alter their teaching practice, cope with uncertainties, and respond with loving ...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - January 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Covid Pandemic: Broadening the Discourse
Thailand’s COVID-19 response an example of resilience and solidarity: a UN Resident Coordinator’s BlogBy Asoka BandarageCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 10 2020 (IPS) SARS-CoV-2, the corona virus that causes COVID-19, has been spreading exponentially across the world over the last ten or so months. As of November 6th, according to the Center for Systems Science at Johns Hopkins University, there have been 49,195,581 cases of COVID-19, including 1,241,031 deaths.
More than a third of the global population has been placed on lockdown. The global economy is experiencing the deepest global recession since World War 2 and massive n...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Asoka Bandarage Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Peace TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
COMMENTARY: The Sinatra Doctrine Confronts a Global Consensus
A photo-collage. Credit: Peter Costantini.By Peter CostantiniSEATTLE, Oct 23 2020 (IPS) By late September, the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States had claimed 200,000 lives. That’s equivalent to a slightly higher toll than the 418,500 United States deaths in World War II, adjusted for relative population and duration. [See note below.]
With four percent of the world’s population, the U.S. has suffered 20 percent of global COVID-19 deaths.
Tragically, most of these deaths need never have happened. They were caused primarily by the public-health equivalent of friendly fire: massive malpractice and deception by the Don...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peter Costantini Tags: Global Geopolitics Global Governance Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Blog: Ten years of the Equality Act and still fighting
This October is the 10th anniversary of the Equality Act in Great Britain, and COVID-19 has shown why it is still so needed.
As a UNISON activist in a voluntary sector branch, I rely on the Equality Act when representing members – including disabled members discriminated against and facing dismissal because of sickness levels, lack of disability leave or reasonable adjustments.
I have also used it to prevent discrimination happening in the first place, working with employers to introduce accessibility passports for disabled workers.
The Equality Act was a fantastic achievement. Years of trade union campaigning and a Labo...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 30, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News Covid-19 equalities equality act Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: New Zealand to trace 320 'close contacts' of virus pair as Beijing raises alert level
Beijing grounds hundreds of flights;Brazil suffers record case increase;six US states see record new cases. Follow the latest updatesNew Zealand traces 320 ‘close contacts’ of two new casesNew Zealand brings in military after Covid-19 quarantine fiascoBeijing raises alert levelCovid-19 outbreaks in New Zealand and China highlight stark choicesSee all our coronavirus coverage10.24amBSTSpain ’s most recent employment indicators anticipate an economic recovery in the second half of the year after the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s economy minister Nadia Calvino has said.“The recovery phase ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 17, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Frances Perraudin (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Science Infectious diseases UK news US news Australia news Microbiology Medical research China New Zealand Asia Pacific Source Type: news
The Facts About the L-1 Visa Program
ConclusionMultinational companies play an exceptionally important role in the United States. U.S. parent companies account for nearly a quarter of all private sector output, nearly half of all exports, and nearly three quarters of all private research and development.[44] More than 30 million American workers ’ jobs depend on multinationals. The U.S. government should not further upend investment and job growth by these companies in the United States during the economic recovery. The unemployment rate in computer occupations where many L‐1s are employed did not increase at all during the downturn,[45] and the Unit...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 10, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Three UNISON nurses stranded in the Philippines
Mignun Kim Mier (Kim), Mareter Gabi and Aileen Arancon are three nurses who work for the NHS in Newcastle. Since the beginning of March, the coronavirus outbreak has left them stranded in the Philippines and they haven’t been able to come home.
On 9 March, Kim, Mareter and Aileen travelled to the Philippines together for Kim’s wedding. Three days after they had landed, the government cancelled all weddings and public gatherings. Then, five days later, all flights out of the country were suspended for two weeks.
The women made two attempts to find flight connections to get back to the UK, but as the Philippines extende...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - May 14, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article coronavirus Covid-19 health nurses Source Type: news
