It was a pleasant surprise last month (November 2023) when the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the establishment of a new Commission on Social Connection to address loneliness as a pressing health threat worldwide.
Concerns on social isolation and loneliness first gained attention during the Covid-19 pandemic when the glaring effects of these conditions were painfully felt.
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