Proficient, high-calibre directors are the essential elements of a high-performance board that can successfully navigate the current complex volatile business and economic environment. “This demands not just the technical or scientific attributes of traditional business school competencies, but includes a mix of politics and intuition,” according to Dr Douglas Board, author of ‘Choosing Leaders’ and advisor on board services to Amrop Landelahni. Board believes the board selection process has gone awry because it emphasises specific competencies and skills. “This speaks the language most business people understand but it leads in the wrong direction,” he says. His research into raising effectiveness... Continue Reading
….. President Koroma warns. : BINTUMANI HOTEL, Aberdeen, Freetown, 21 May, 2013/— Water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) has been identified by government under pillar three of the “Agenda for Prosperity” as pivotal in promoting social growth and economic empowerment among Sierra Leoneans. In this regard, therefore, His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said at the official opening session of the two-day conference on Water Sanitation and Hygiene at the Bintumani Hotel that short-term impacts or “quick fixes” can no longer be tolerated by government in improving the sector. “Our country is facing a lot of challenges in meeting its... Continue Reading
During the month of May, awareness around Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs) has been heightened and pharmaceutical company AbbVie (Pty) Ltd is raising awareness around one particular IBD – Crohn’s disease. Supported by the ‘Join the Fight against Autoimmune diseases’ campaign, AbbVie (Pty) Ltd aims to raise public understanding of Crohn’s disease highlighting how sufferers courageously cope with its debilitating symptoms every day. “Although there are no accurate statistics, the incidence of Crohn’s disease is about 7 in every 100 000 South Africans, meaning about 3 500 new cases present each year,” says gastroenterologist at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, Dr Herbert Schneider.... Continue Reading
The Innovative Pharmaceutical Association South Africa (IPASA) officially came into being as of 2 April 2013. After much mediation, IPASA saw qualifying companies from two pharmaceutical associations unify under a new mandate to empower research and development-based pharmaceutical corporations. IPASA is currently made up of 24 pharmaceutical companies active within South Africa. Up until the establishment of IPASA, most innovation-based companies operating in South Africa were represented by either one of two industry associations: Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) or Innovative Medicines South Africa (IMSA). To a large extent, both of these associations fulfilled the same function and... Continue Reading
On 17 May, World Hypertension Day, worldwide the spotlight once again falls on the silent killer: high blood pressure and hypertension, an affliction which affects one out of every four South African adults and may ultimately result in death. “As high dietary salt intake is estimated to cause about a third of all hypertension cases and is also responsible for illnesses such as stroke and kidney disease, to mention but a few, Liberty Medical Scheme firmly subscribes to Government’s measures to reduce the salt intake of all South Africans,” says Andrew Edwards, Executive Principal Officer for Liberty Medical scheme. “Fact is: the healthier... Continue Reading
