Tag: COVID-19

Morgan Stanley Announces $100,000 Grant to Doctors Without Borders to Support COVID-19 Recovery in Brazil and Mexico

Stuart Mitchell

Morgan Stanley has announced a $100,000 grant to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for its work in Latin America. This funding, which is in addition to an existing Morgan Stanley grant for MSF work across Europe, will support MSF in its mission to provide intensive care for critically ill patients, medical isolation for mild or moderate cases of COVID-19, and health promotion in urban and rural areas of Brazil and Mexico. MSF teams are working in projects around the world to fight the spread of COVID-19, and to sustain…

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Inspiring art from around the world highlights importance of water and hygiene in fight against Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

Artists Grayson Perry and Jean Jullien, photographer Aida Muluneh, and actor Russell Tovey are inviting the public to vote for one of 12 striking pieces of artwork as part of WaterAid’s campaign, Art of Change, which calls for clean water and hygiene for all to help fight the spread of Covid-19. Artists from across 44 countries tapped into their creativity to produce pieces linked to the theme of water and health to help WaterAid drive change and transform lives. The all-star panel of judges have chosen their favourite 12, shortlisted…

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Health Officials Launch Ad Campaign to Encourage Mask Use

Stuart Mitchell

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) have launched a joint campaign urging Americans to show their concern for the health of others by wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19. The 30-second television spot, titled “Personalities,” begins its week-long run on Hulu today and targets a broad national audience. It features several pairs of mask designs that reflect opposite personalities and concludes with an announcer asking, “What does your mask say about you? It says you care about others.…

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8 in 10 PR professionals report to feeling mental health impact of Covid-19

Stuart Mitchell

The recognition of the positive value of public relations stands in contrast to a marked depreciation in the mental health and well-being of individuals employed in communications roles during the crisis, a new survey has found. The CIPR’s Health Group COVID-19 survey explores the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on communications professionals and included questions around the value of communications, the impact of COVID-19 on individuals and on teams, pandemic preparedness and resources, and internal communications. The survey finds: Over half of respondents reported their organisation placed ‘a lot’ of value on…

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DMA’s latest Coronavirus survey reveals first signs of recovery, but with redundancies warning

Stuart Mitchell

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) has published the results of its fifth ‘Coronavirus – The Impact on Business’ survey revealing the first signs of recovery. about job retention. But despite these early indications concerns about difficult staffing decisions in the coming months also see a significant increase. Data and marketing professionals estimate their trading revenues improved from down 44% in June to down 34% in July. While being down by a third is still a long way from normal trading, it will be welcomed by many who responded voicing…

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