Caring for the caregivers

Healthcare workers in developing countries operate in highly stressful environments. Studies to date have shown that the majority of healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from emotional exhaustion, impacting their ability to care for their clients. Caregivers are often expected to be fundamentally motivated by compassion for those more vulnerable than themselves – even at a cost to...
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Supporting Healthcare Workers during Covid-19

When caring for others, healthcare workers can often neglect their own needs which can result in them experiencing burnout or compassion fatigue.  This neglect over time can exact a heavy toll on the overall wellbeing of a healthcare worker. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about many uncertainties and challenges for the broader public, but also for our healthcare workers. While ordinary...
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COVID-19: Disability and Rehabilitation

The World Health Organization defines disability as “an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions”. The vast majority (80%) of people living with a disability reside in developing countries. Across the world, people with disability have less access to healthcare services. Disability has primarily been on the rise because of aging populations and chronic...
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Detecting Parkinson’s before it’s too late

About 5.2 million people suffer from Parkinson’s disease (PD) worldwide, PD affects primarily older people, with men being particularly at risk. Both genetic make-up and environmental impacts, such as the type of job a person does, can make someone susceptible to contracting the disease. Rest tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and loss of postural reflexes are generally considered the cardinal signs...
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COVID-19: Setting an agenda for mental health research

People around the globe are experiencing fear and uncertainty in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic which is likely to cause a tidal wave of mental health problems. The increased social isolation and loneliness associated with the pandemic increase the risk of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide. Mental health disorders and the need for psychosocial support may be amplified by COVID-19....
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