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Major crises often spawn a range of opportunists – acting with various intentions – and the Covid-19 pandemic is no different in this respect. Among the latest trends reported by one UK broadsheet is the registration of dozens of company names positioning themselves to take advantage of compensation culture. Among them are the likes of Coronavirus Compensation Ltd and Corona Virus Claims Ltd.
Quite how Covid claims could manifest in the employment arena is not clear, but one business travel manager recently shared their concerns about the role of corporate travel with
BTN Europe. Having attended a webinar hosted by their insurance broker to advise companies how to protect themselves from such claims, they said “it opened my eyes up to what could be coming our way.”
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World Cancer Day, which is commemorated globally on 4 February, aims to raise attention and inspire action for a cancer-free future. According to Professor Jennifer Moodley, the director of the Cancer Research Initiative at the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), the burden of cancer is rising worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa.
“The rising burden [of cancer] relates to the growing and ageing population, life circumstances and ways of living, and ongoing infections such as the human papillomavirus (HPV) and hepatitis,” said Professor Moodley.
UCT’s collective response to cancer is complex and multifaceted, bringing together experts from various fields. A few of them give insights below into how their work is contributing towards creating a cancer-free future.