by Tharien van Eck, AWC Antwerp and Health Team Co-Chair
Have you ever considered the health of seafarers, a group of people that we rarely think about?
Seafarers are an essential workforce of almost 2 million strong, responsible for transporting approximately 90% of goods worldwide. But they are not necessarily a healthy group! The Philippines, the Russian Federation, Indonesia, China,
The change of the Target Project theme from health to environment necessitates a look at the impact of environmental changes on health. The impact is vast – potentially devastating in many parts of the world. Droughts, flooding, heat waves, water pollution (seas, groundwater and rivers) and air pollution all have outcomes...
“Highly intelligent, but lazy.” “Would excel if she applied herself.” “Lacks focus.”
As February is Black History Month, the Health Team wants to highlight the very real and concerning issue that is racial health disparity and note its importance and tragic implications. The World Health Organization (WHO) is taking an active approach to combating racial discrimination in healthcare on a global level,1 and...
“Dry January” is almost over, and for once I’ve actually done it. Dry January is a concept that’s really taken off of late and consists of people giving up drinking for the month of January. It’s something I always try to do after the excess of our usual Irish Christmas...
My mother is well-known for handing out “aspirational” gifts at Christmas. Namely, clothes we would otherwise have loved, had they been the right size. She considered them a dangling carrot to inspire us to lose some weight in the new year! Some of her other hits included a Mylar silver...