On 31 May 2020 every year, World Health Organisation (WHO) and Public Health champions around the world come together to celebrate World No Tobacco Day. This annual campaign emphasizes the achievements and progress made throughout the year towards a tobacco-free world. The theme for 2020 is aimed at protection of[…]
Read More »The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on people all over the world with implications for individual and collective health; as well as emotional and social functioning. Previous research in disaster mental health has established that emotional distress is ever-present in affected populations; this is also the case with[…]
Read More »Mental Health Awareness Week is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation; the theme for 2020 is Kindness. Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate; associated words include affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care. The most unique attribute of kindness is its power to develop and[…]
Read More »The COVID-19 lockdown has restricted the ability for people to move freely; this will effect a number of people socially but may have a devastating impact on those who experience domestic violence. Domestic violence includes threats, intimidation, and physical, emotional, and/ or sexual abuse between a couple or family members.[…]
Read More »World Hypertension Day is celebrated annually on 17th May with the aim of educating the public and increase awareness of hypertension. The day is organised by the World Hypertension League (WHL), an umbrella organisation comprising 85 hypertension societies and leagues from all over the world. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure[…]
Read More »Gibraltar has succeeded in reducing the rate of community infection of the COVID-19 virus, meaning that the virus is infecting fewer people every day (technically expressed as a reproductive rate below 1 – R0<1). As of the second week of May 2020, the R0 in Gibraltar is estimated to be[…]
Read More »Note: As of year commencing 2021 the content on this page is deemed outdated, see latest guidance for Covid-19 here. HM Government of Gibraltar have released a strategy document detailing the phased return to work and life pre-Covid-19 [click here for document in full]. The gradual process of unlocking is[…]
Read More »National Smile Month is primarily organised by the Oral Health Foundation with the aim of helping to improve the oral health of millions of people throughout the United Kingdom and to raise awareness of the importance of good oral hygiene. The main message and focus of this campaign is to[…]
Read More »What do we mean by testing? During the COVID-19 pandemic, there are various methods that you may see being utilised to ascertain whether you may be at risk of infection. Rapid measures include checks for symptoms including fever (temperature) scanning on entry to buildings. More thorough testing involves taking samples/[…]
Read More »HM Government of Gibraltar is reminding the local community that lock-down measures are slowly being reduced, not removed completely [See: Press Release here]. It is now possible to carry out essential activities alongside the members of your household (note, this does not include extended family members). We have not yet[…]
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