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GSK Consumer Healthcare Partners with Direct Relief to Donate $1 Million to Support Frontline Healthcare Workers

Stuart Mitchell

GlaxoSmithKline have announced a donation of $1 million to Direct Relief on behalf of consumers who have purchased its consumer healthcare products since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the COVID Tracking Project, hospitalizations have more than doubled in less than two months. GSK recognizes that with cases rising so rapidly, there is a critical need to continuously support health care workers. The monetary donation will be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medical items for U.S. health workers on the front line dealing with…

Ad Council Joins the White House, HHS and CDC to Launch COPING-19 Campaign on Mental Health Struggles amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

More than 40% of Americans report that they are struggling with mental health conditions as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, according to an August 2020 survey reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Week Report. The Ad Council is joining the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CDC and the CDC Foundation to launch COPING-19, a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign aimed at raising awareness and providing Americans with tips and resources to help people who are…

New report published on impact of asbestos-related cancer on healthcare professionals

Stuart Mitchell

A study into the impact of asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma on healthcare professionals has been completed and a report outlining the results and recommendations is now available. The MAGS study was carried out by researchers at the University of Sheffield and funded by national charity, Mesothelioma UK, alongside donations from the family and friends of the late Dr Mags Portman, a pioneer in the fight to prevent and control HIV, who died of mesothelioma in 2019.  Mesothelioma is a cancer related to exposure to asbestos and predominantly affects the lining of…

Co-op launches manifesto to put health and wellbeing of UK’s 7m night shift workers in the spotlight

Stuart Mitchell

Convenience retailer, Co-op, has launched a new manifesto in Parliament which calls upon retailers and policy makers to address the deteriorating physical and mental health of the nation’s growing army of night shift workers. As figures reveal that there are now seven million people working at night – 54% of whom were identified as key workers at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic – the retailer wants organisations to demonstrate a duty of care for its night shift workers who are known to be at greater risk of developing heart…

Credit Suisse raises $212 million for the first impact fund dedicated to ocean health

Stuart Mitchell

Credit Suisse, in partnership with Rockefeller Asset Management (RAM), has launched the first impact fund to address ocean health in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 14 – “Life below Water”. The fund has raised USD 212 million. Credit Suisse Rockefeller Ocean Engagement Fund is a listed equities (UCITS) fund, providing retail and institutional investors with the opportunity to seek to generate alpha and engage for a sustainable blue economy. As investment advisors to the fund, RAM employs a fundamental global equity strategy investing in 30-50 stocks from a…