In many cultures, corporations and countries, mental health was talked about in whispers before Covid. Not any more…now it is talked about more openly. Today, thanks to Covid, social media has been able to shed to some extent the stigma around mental health, and the...

On 5th December 2023, a governor of a State (province) in India urged the Education Department to consider change in school timings so that students could catch up with sleep. I was wondering, that even if the advice was right, the solution was such that...

We are witnessing IR 4.0 (the 4th industrial revolution) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), an often heard term these days is a part of it. AI is still in its infancy, and as perceived by workers, a robot is its partner in crime. We yet don’t...

History is proof to many business owners taking steps to prevent illnesses and accidents in workers either due to compassion or to be seen as a good employer. History is proof also to ruthless business owners with scant regard to worker health. There are no...

On 15th November 2023, a news flashed out from the WHO (World Health Organization) headquarters announcing a new Commission on Social Connection to address loneliness, with US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy as its co-chair.   In 2018, UK had appointed its first Minister for...

Companies and some Occupational Health (OH) physicians often get overwhelmed when it comes to establishing OH in the factory and/or office. In India, companies usually comply by establishing OH in their factories as per recommendations of Indian Factories Act. However, there are companies who go...