March 2025

Accelerate Action: International Women’s Day it Includes Other Goals Beyond Equal Pay

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Yesterday was International Women’s Day (IWD). It is celebrated every year on 8th March. It is a day dedicated to recognising achievements of women and advocating for gender equality.  The theme for 2025 is “Accelerate Action”. Accelerate Action is a worldwide call to acknowledge strategies, resources, and activity that positively impact women’s advancement, and to support and elevate …

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From Ashes to Aces: What Tobacco Control Can Teach Us About Tackling Gambling Harms  

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In the BMJ, 22nd February 2025, May van Schalkwyk analysis of the gambling industry was correct, she said, “governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm”. She compared the gambling industry now to the tobacco industry in the 1950s.  Public health advocates had a battle against the tobacco industry, working to mitigate its harmful effects …

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