The hidden hooks behind tobacco and vaping

Workplace pressure is not new, but sustained strain without adequate support can affect health, performance and quality of life. In recognition of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, this Sound Bite explores how psychosocial risks arise and how employees can use available support to maintain balance and resilience.

For many people, discrimination is woven into daily life in ways that are subtle and normalised. By learning to recognise these forms of bias, we can respond more thoughtfully and help create environments where everyone feels respected, valued and safe.

Healthy self-love is more accurately described and experienced as self-compassion. This practical skill has the potential to support emotional resilience, mental well-being and sustainable functioning in everyday life.

The festive season is often described as livelier, brighter and more emotionally charged than the rest of the year. Yet when the lights go down, the leftovers get eaten and the work emails begin to pile up again, many of us find ourselves facing a familiar but under‑discussed challenge: The…

This year’s World AIDS Day theme, “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”, reminds us that transformation doesn’t only come from policy or funding. It begins with everyday interactions: In the words we use, the conversations we start and the empathy we show.