Content Tagged with Covid 19
A dramatic reduction in face-to-face interactions, concern for older relatives, and uncertainty over examinations and future prospects have placed a heavy burden on today’s youth. When it comes to mental health, young people are facing one of the most pressing challenges in recent times.
COVID-19 vaccination for all women of childbearing age, those currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
Please read these information sheets for expectant women.
Over one million people in the UK have discovered the benefits of participating in clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with the help of the NIHR's new free online learning course, more people can now delve into the world of health research.
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues through 2021, Ismaili youth from around the world have been playing their part on the frontline. From travelling to remote areas to provide healthcare access, to stepping in at short-staffed hospitals, to holding down the fort in Covid wards, young members of the Jamat have stepped up to support citizens and families impacted by the pandemic.
The National Council is pleased to inform the Jamat that The Aga Khan Health Board, Birmingham NHS and Birmingham Ismaili CIVIC teamed up to vaccinate 50 people at a mobile vaccination programme at our Birmingham Jamatkhana site on Saturday 1 May.
In the recent case Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft MBH v TFS Stores Limited in the High Court, a landlord of Westfield Shopping Centre was granted summary judgment in respect of its claim against the tenant of one of the retail units for unpaid rent after the tenant had been obliged to close its shop as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 21 March 2020, as nation after nation succumbed to the largest lockdowns of our time, Mawlana Hazar Imam issued a directive to establish a Covid-19 Global Task Force and Steering Committee to coordinate the Jamati and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Last March, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a global pandemic. After 12 months of mixed emotions and disruption to our lives, what have we learned, and where do we go from here?
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated and issued their guidance on how to pay the outstanding balance on VAT payments which have been deferred between 20 March 2020 and 30 June 2020.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced teachers and students around the world to make an abrupt transition from classrooms to remote learning as schools, universities, and other educational centres were closed. Many communities in Asia were not prepared for this sudden change, but the Ismaili community in the Far East have helped to smooth the transition.
As governments imposed stringent lockdowns with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ismaili CIVIC in the Far East supported a number of initiatives to assist the communities of Singapore and Malaysia. The focus of these initiatives was to assist vulnerable segments of society who were at high-risk of facing financial and health-related challenges during the pandemic and ensuing lockdowns.
With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, community leadership of the Far East region was faced with the unique challenge of engaging a widely dispersed Jamat living in 12 different countries without being able to engage physically. As centres were suspended and travel came to a standstill, the Ismail Council for the Far East adapted by utilising webinars, social media, and other modes of technology to keep the community connected with their faith with each other. Ultimately, technology was the tool that helped unite everyone and strengthened the relationship between the community and its institutions.
How have arts and cultural organisations handled the events of 2020? Panellists from some of London’s most renowned institutions discussed this question at The Covid Culture Shock, an online event hosted last week by the Ismaili Centre, London.
For all the latest information and resources pertaining to COVID-19 please see below.
The National Council and Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board for the United Kingdom Jurisdiction have published the following information in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. These are community updates, resources to cope with changes in lifestyle and health updates. Some of these are summaries of recommendations by the United Kingdom Jurisdiction Governments, but many of these are available to the Jamat to provide advice, updates and support during this time.
Across the world, education has been one of the most severely disrupted areas in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Through the introduction of various online initiatives, the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB) in India has invested in upskilling for teachers, to help them navigate the new world of online education.
