Most people have adopted the idea of working from home to achieve all sustainable development goals (SDGs) and stay healthy, even in the midst of various emergency challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Business, Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability, Technology
Most of us have relationships with our phones that rival loving, successful relationships. We eat, sleep, and vacation with our trusty devices. But is this relationship really successful? Could spending hours in front of phones, laptops, and computers do more harm than good? Definitions of digital well-being vary widely. In this article, the following definition
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Health, Lifestyle, Sustainability
The issue of malnutrition has risen to striking levels in diverse parts of the world, especially in Sub-saharan Africa. Every society thr…
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Business, Government, Health, Society, Sustainability
Alcohol and tobacco consumption is an obstacle in achieving 13 out of the 16 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (WHO, 2020). Alcohol and tobacco-related deaths represent a shocking 5.3% of deaths worldwide every year, despite being a highly preventable cause (WHO, 2018). Effects, such as an increased chance of having mouth, throat, liver, and lung cancer,
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Business, Health, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
We will go through the best five ways to reach your healthy living goals without breaking the bank. It’s been a growing trend for the words “healthy” and “sustainable” to go together, but why are we facing the challenges we face and how can we beat them? GlobeScan’s 2020 survey of 27,000 participants worldwide found
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Environment, Health, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Road Accident Statistics “Approximately 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.” Statistics such as this, taken from a factsheet on traffic injuries published by the World Health Organization, are difficult to put into context. A total of 1.35 million sounds like very little when compared to a global population
The UN set the target of halving road deaths by 2020. How did we do? Read Post »
Health, Sustainability
What do we know about the progress of the COVID vaccination globally? What countries are doing well and who is struggling? Where has the COVID vaccine been rolled out? Almost 50 million vaccines worldwide have been administered each month since the first vaccine was approved late last year. That is a lot of vaccines, but
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Coronavirus, Health, Society, Sustainability
Consumerism, Sustainability and Thrivability are three deeply interlinked concepts. Let’s dive into a discussion to understand what they mean and how they are inter-connected. Consumption vs. Consumerism As humanity entered into the 21st century, it did so with the awareness that mass consumption is threatening human health, welfare, and other aspects of life (P.C. Stern,
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Business, Coronavirus, Energy, Environment, Government, Health, Innovation, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability, Technology
Despite all our efforts in moving towards a more sustainable and livable future, countries are threatening to develop biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. As a result, it has almost become another battle between these weapons versus sustainable development to contribute to international security and stability. Indeed, the current creation of chemical weapons is after initiating
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Business, Energy, Environment, Government, Health, Society
Ten years of pain or gain? In the fight for sustainable development, we have seen a decade filled with many surprises: both good and bad. 2020 has come with a lot of lessons and this stirs up a wake-up call to the inhabitants of Planet Earth. What went wrong? What should we stop? How can
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