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15/06/2021

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28/04/2020

Our government has also introduced a number of measures to cushion the economy.

16/04/2020

PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUSINESS:
How to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa:

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Provide customers and workers with guidance to encourage hygiene practices and post visible messages on COVID-19 to prevent future infections.

Handwashing and hygiene education remain the most protective actions that can help protect children from a variety of infections, including Coronavirus

▪ There is a high risk of wrong COVID-19 information being shared on social media and elsewhere. Take an active role in disseminating information from trusted sources (see recommended links on last page).

▪ Utilize all internal communication platforms or channels to disseminate validated information about COVID-19. These could include but not limited to: Intranet, email, Website, WhatsApp, Noticeboard, meetings, brownbag and audiovisual mechanisms.

▪ Distribute educational leaflets for workers to support hygiene practices and other protective measures for them and their families. Messaging should follow
WHO advice for the public. Display banners on walls with prevention and protection advice.

▪ For working mothers who are breastfeeding, encourage and support them to continue breastfeeding. Facilities for breastfeeding or milk expression should include the necessary items for adequate hygiene, including disinfecting wipes, trash bin with lid, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, and access to hand washing facilities.

▪ In case meals are offered at the workplace, practice food safety. This includes advising workers with appropriate precautions for handling raw meat, milk or animal organs to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices and
WHO guidelines.

16/04/2020

PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR BUSINESS:
How to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 in Eastern and Southern Africa:

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Provide hand washing stations, soap and hand-cleaning with alcohol-based hand rubs within your business locations, for your customers and workers.

Maintaining clean workplaces reduces the propensity of infections inside and outside the workplace.

▪ Maintain your shops, facilities and workplaces clean, and ensure toilets have clean water and soap.

▪ Make available alcohol-based hand rubs and strongly encourage their use.

▪ Where available, clean breastfeeding rooms where women can express milk. The rooms should be equipped with disinfecting wipes, trash bin with lid, hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, and access to hand washing facilities.

▪ Apply safety and health standards to ensure breastfeeding children and mothers are not exposed to the virus, as well as to chemicals and toxins.

▪ Clean on-site childcare facilities, and equip with clean water, soap and hand- cleaning with alcohol-based hand rubs.

16/04/2020

In the wake of this pandemic period, we at Afya Cover will strive to share any useful information that we hope will make the situation better in one way or another. We hope to continue serving you in this unprecedented times.

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05/02/2020

Health insurers will not honour future bills from the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

10/11/2019

With Afya Professional Indemnity you can access advice,risk management and underwriting evaluations, request assistance with claims for negligence, damages and the associated legal costs and receive support from medicolegal and dentolegal advisers who are here to help. During normal daytime working hours or in an emergency we have someone to take your calls, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You could also drop us an email: afya@furahacapital.com. Karibu Afya.

10/11/2019

The national and county governments have not expressly introduced "state-backed indemnity schemes" for doctors and others working in general public practice in Kenya. However,a few progressive county governments have already started implementing this important professional indemnity coverage requirement. The Kenya Medical Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) representing doctors negotiated a CBA in 2017, and lobbied to have professional indemnity coverage be included as a union member benefit. This indeed was a commendable move by the doctor union leaders.

So what does a "state-backed indemnity" mean for you?

A "state-backed indemnity scheme" usually may provide indemnity against clinical negligence claims arising from public healthcare contracted work. The schemes may not include indemnity for non-contracted public or private practice work, or provide support for complaints, KMPDC inquiries, inquests and disciplinary proceedings among other things.

AfyaCover as product service is here for all your healthcare matters and at Afya we continue to offer advised professional indemnity coverage and support to our subscribers in both public and private practice.

10/11/2019

Negligent consent taking? Gain adequate consent to avoid claims

A claim for compensation due to alleged negligence is often made because a patient has unrealistic expectations about the treatment or outcomes. Even though lengthy discussions may have taken place, unless this is clearly documented in the clinical records, that patient may succeed in their claim. Therefore it is recommended to fully document every discussion in the clinical records to validate the patient’s consent. Signed consent forms can be helpful, and sometimes mandatory,but the forms should be specific to the individual treatment planned, rather than an all-encompassing, general consent form.

TIPS TO AVOID A CLAIM
Discuss and fully document in the patient’s record:

• the purpose of the procedure
• the nature of the treatment (what it involves and timescales)
• what the treatment will achieve (taking into account the particular concerns of the individual patient)
• any risks, limitations and possible complications (including rare but significant complications)
• alternative treatments and how they compare
• cost
• post-treatment issues including possible time-off work or the need for future treatment.