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Posts from the ‘Health and Wellness’ Category

11
Jan
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Hokus Pokus or Alternative Medical Breakthrough? You decide!

A new company specialising in the accurate diagnosis and early detection of many avoidable health risks has opened at the HUB in Beacon Bay. They claim that their Russian / German developed Bodyscan Technology enables them to clarify many misdiagnosed conditions, and offer treatment plans. Read moreRead more

3
Jun

The Siyakhana Workplace HIV project

The Siyakhana Project is an international benchmark initiative that provides participating small and medium sized companies with tangible HIV and AIDS awareness, counselling, testing, treatment, care and support. The project is an innovative partnership between Mercedes- Benz South Africa, the Border-Kei Chamber of Business and German Development Agency, DEG (Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) and it commenced in 2005.

Over 50 companies currently subscribe to the Siyakhana Project. In participating companies all staff are offered free HIV counselling and testing and HIV positive employees receive FREE treatment through a private general practitioner network and receive ongoing support through a patient training programme. The programme also extends to employee dependants.
Test results are kept confidential and people who test positive are managed by a network of private doctors at no cost to employees or their dependants. Overall Siyakhana has recorded counseling and testing uptake rates in excess of 70%. Read moreRead more
3
Jun

Employee Wellness Benefits Employers

An employee wellness programme is often seen as a superfluous waste of company resources. And in instances where the programs focusses on those already ill, this may be true. However, at a recent conference hosted by Discovery Health, in an effort to unpack the issues, it was discussed how best to employ such a programme and how it may benefit the organisation.

Firstly an organisation needs to recognise the need and the benefits of implementing the program. This includes the realisation that these programes, if operated correctly, will be an investment in the organisation’s future and output than a drain of resources. Stress related illness such hyper tension, heart disease and neck and back ache can be avoided if conditions around the workplace are improved and secondly employees are empowered to deal with the causes of their stress. The aim therefore is to develop well balanced employees who are productive, effective and happy to be carrying out their duties. Misery can be a contagious disease if left unchecked. Read moreRead more