Sirikal saidia! Britain appoints minister for loneliness!

Piece by: Geoffrey Mbuthia
Lifestyle

research has found. Mark Robinson, the chief officer of Age UK, Britain’s largest charity working with older people, warned that the problem could kill. The issue has now prompted Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday to appoint a minister for loneliness. Mrs. May said in a statement:

“For far too many people, loneliness is the sad reality of modern life. I want to confront this challenge for our society and for all of us to take action to address the loneliness endured by the elderly, by carers, by those who have lost loved ones — people who have no one to talk to or share their thoughts and experiences with.”

This is clearly a problem even though I would like to make fun of it. A former United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, wrote an article for the Harvard Business Review last year arguing that loneliness needed addressing in the workplace. He wrote:

“With a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression and anxiety.”