Tag: COVID-19

Chatbot provides new route for Scottish patients to access Covid-19 information and support

Stuart Mitchell

People across Scotland who need help and information about coronavirus can now get help using an online chatbot from NHS 24, the organisation that provides Scotland’s 111 service. The new chatbot has been developed by NHS 24 with thanks to six organisations across business and technology and is available to people via the health and care information website NHS inform, which is also run by NHS 24. As Scotland’s national provider of telephone and digital based services, NHS 24 has been at the forefront of providing information and care for…

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AXA Asia partners with Columbia University WHO Center for Global Mental Health to help companies protect employees’ mental health during and post-COVID-19

Stuart Mitchell

AXA has today launched a free in-depth resource to guide companies in safeguarding their employees’ mental health as they return to work amid the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, co-authored with Columbia University WHO Center for Global Mental Health. Businesses and working practices have been reshaped by the recent crisis and the guide offers practical advice for workplace leaders and HR teams on how to ensure staff feel supported during this period and beyond. It also enables them to make the most of this unique opportunity to…

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Global Advertising Industry Leaders Unite to Amplify World Health Organization COVID-19 Health Alert

Stuart Mitchell

PVBLIC Foundation, collectively with Mediakeys Group, has organized a global consortium of 21 advertising companies spanning 7 countries, and from 3 continents, to amplify the World Health Organization’s message about COVID-19 across the globe. WHO recently launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus.  The campaign invites people to text “hi” in various languages via WhatsApp so they can receive “prompt, reliable, and official information 24 hours a day, worldwide.” This easy-to-use messaging…

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Cox Curbs Loneliness for Older Adults Amid COVID-19 with One Call a Day

Stuart Mitchell

Cox Communications has announced its One Call a Day initiative, a virtual volunteer program that connects Cox employees with seniors for daily touch base calls. Particularly vulnerable during this crisis, older adults are subject to even more stringent social distancing guidelines leaving them severely isolated.  With the help of Cox volunteers, isolated seniors around the country have received surprise calls offering support, encouragement, and much-needed human connection.  “Many studies pointed to a loneliness epidemic even before COVID-19 with illness, mobility, and the complexity of technology making this more acute for…

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Feeding America Expands Pioneering MealConnect Platform In Response To COVID-19 Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Due to rising demand at food banks and concerns about food waste amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Feeding America – the nation’s largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization – is expanding its MealConnect™ platform to help provide more food to neighbors in need. The innovative donation app will now allow all food businesses anywhere in the country to donate their nutritious and unsold product to local nonprofits. Feeding America developed MealConnect in 2014 as a solution for the nation’s charitable food system, providing food banks in the Feeding America network opt-in usage…

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