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Hypertension – Are Your Employees at Risk? (The Guardian: 20/06/2017)

Hypertension – also known as high blood pressure – is a result of blood pushing vessel walls at a higher speed than normal. The heart’s job is to pump blood into arteries or blood vessels throughout the body. With high blood pressure, the heart works harder and causes arteries to harden, contributing to atherosclerosis and heart failure. Normal blood pressure

admin June 20, 2017

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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

admin August 30, 2016

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Employee Assistance Program (As published in The Guardian of 19/07/2016)

The International Employee Assistance Professional Association defines Employee Assistance Program (EAP) as “ A worksite based program designed to assist in the identification and resolution of productivity problems associated with employees whose performance / conduct is adversely affected by personal concerns.” The Association goes on to cite some recent examples of documented EAP outcomes: Chevron has recognized savings of $50,000

admin July 19, 2016

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Is Your Business Sustainable (The Guardian – 03/05/2016)

An excerpt from my presentation at the African Sustainable Business Summit at the Hyatt Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam on 14th & 15th April, 2016 —————————————————————————————————————————— We hear the word sustainability daily – the reason why sustainability is so important is that it is something that crosses lines and brings together groups to focus on similar and combined efforts. It is

admin May 4, 2016