Despite the benefits of vaccines, an estimated 1.5 million children died of vaccine-preventable diseases in 2017. While this is often due to lack of access to vaccines, in some countries, families are delaying or refusing to vaccinate their children because of complacency or skepticism about vaccines.
Natural Prescriptions – are these the way forward for modern healthcare?
Following the news that GP’s in the UK were going to start ‘prescribing’ parkrun and a more active lifestyle to patients, GP’s across the Shetland Islands will now start prescribing birdwatching, rambling and beach walks to help treat chronic and debilitating illnesses.