Coping with COVID-19 Stress
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen can be overwh...
18 August 2020
Coping with COVID-19 Stress
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen can be overwh...
11 August 2020
Ensuring a safe return to school for our children
As the summer break comes to an end; parents, students and authorities are pondering over how do we get back our students into the school environment ...
28 July 2020
Long road ahead with COVID-19
This year continues to be dominated by COVID-19. Whilst some countries have been successful at flattening the curve, the virus is still spiraling out ...
21 July 2020
How are People Living with HIV (PLHIV) impacted by COVID-19
There is currently no evidence that people living with HIV are at a higher risk of being infected with coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19 ill...
23 June 2020
Saharan Dust: How can it impact your health?
During the past few days you may have noticed that outside is looking very hazy. This is due to Saharan dust plume blowing across the Atlantic Ocean f...
16 June 2020
Racism is a Public Health Issue
Public health ensures that the health of the population is protected. Regardless of colour, age, sex religious belief, etc. Public health actions ...
09 June 2020
The 2020 Hurricane Season has started. Are you prepared?
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season officially started on June 1. It is predicted that an above-normal season is expected, according to forecasters fro...
26 May 2020
How are Small Island Developing States of the Caribbean managing to control the spread of COVID-19?
While developed countries with well established health systems and huge health budgets struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19, developing countrie...
12 May 2020
Social determinants of health and COVID-19
Last week I looked at the mental health related aspects of COVID-19. In my previous article I referred to the World Health Organization (WHO) definiti...
05 May 2020
Mental Health during COVID-19
The World Health Organization defines Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or in...
