Employee health

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Mental Health at Workplaces (As published in The Guardian of 30/08/2016)

Last week, one of the leading newspaper reported that a lady in Arusha, set her own house on fire due to a dispute with her husband and when caught and imprisoned, committed suicide. In addition, I have been alarmed by cases of mental disorders over the past few weeks within my professional network, which has prompted this article. The most

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Economic Results of Non-Communicable Diseases (As published in The Guardian of 23/08/2016)

We recently launched our “Movement to Fitness” program with a cross section of participants from various organizations in the age range of 30 – 60. Fitness assessment conducted at the program onset, revealed a set of conditions such as impaired fat levels, overweight, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, knee pain, back pain…. Each participant has been provided with a walking/running plan

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Employee health fitness Insights

Building up the Momentum for our “Movement to Fitness” Program

Our Movement to Fitness Program is launched and our team of Mayo Certified Wellness Coaches, Physiotherapist / Fitness Experts, led by our Endocrinologist/Exercise Physiologist is all geared up to steer an exciting Fitness journey for our first batch of participants from a cross section of NGOs and Private Sector in Tanzania (age range : 30 – 62) The Pre training

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Is Employee Health part of your Business Strategy? (Published in The Guardian of 26/07/2016)

Do you incorporate employee health in your business strategy? Studies have shown results of a healthy workforce that include: 20% more revenue per employee 4% higher profit margin 16% higher market value 27% reduction in sick leave 32% reduction in workers’ compensation and disability management costs According to Harvard Business Review, “Employee wellness programs have often been reviewed as a

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Wellness ROI (As published in The Guardian of 5/7/2016)

Similar to any other business initiative, your Wellness Program should have a tangible, sustainable and an economic rationale to prove its impact on your bottom-line.   The big 5 economic costs related to employee health and wellness are: Medical Insurance Costs – Escalate with increasing number of claims. Sick Leave Absenteeism costs – It is not a good thing for people

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Employee health Insights

Ramadan at Workplace (The Guardian 7/6/2016)

Majority of the 1.6 billion people, which is 23% of the world’s population will be observing 30 days of fasting and religious practices during the holy month of Ramadan. That is upto 17 hours of not eating or drinking every day throughout the daylight hours, from dawn to sunset for 30 days. Although fasting Is usually the primary association with

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Is EAP in your Management Toolkit? (The Guardian 12/04/2016)

A recent study conducted by Morgan Philip and Mazars was unveiled during the 2016 edition of the African CEO Forum 2016, which brought together 800 attendees, including over 500 CEOs from all four corners of the continent, 100 bankers and financiers and 200 prominent African and international figures. A quantitative survey conducted from January to March, 2016 highlighted that 41%

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