{"id":90799,"date":"2017-04-05T07:53:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/proactive-youth-bring-care-closer-to-injured-workers-beyond-sas-borders-rma-invests-in-additional-support-for-malawian-beneficiaries\/"},"modified":"2017-04-05T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T05:53:15","slug":"proactive-youth-bring-care-closer-to-injured-workers-beyond-sas-borders-rma-invests-in-additional-support-for-malawian-beneficiaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/proactive-youth-bring-care-closer-to-injured-workers-beyond-sas-borders-rma-invests-in-additional-support-for-malawian-beneficiaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Proactive youth bring care closer to injured workers beyond SA\u2019s borders: RMA invests in additional support for Malawian beneficiaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Proactive youth bring care closer to injured workers beyond SA\u2019s borders: RMA invests in additional support for Malawian beneficiaries<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Two young men performing a good deed caught the attention of RMA Mobile Clinic staff in Malawi. Rand Mutual (RMA) has provided them with training and they will soon be providing assistance to injured workers under RMA\u2019s care in the greater Lilongwe and Blantyre districts.<\/p>\n

\u201cA number of RMA beneficiaries, who have been pensioned following occupational injuries in the mining and related industries, reside in neighbouring countries, including Malawi,\u201d explains Dr Deodat Kritzinger, General Manager: Medical of RMA.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur RMA Mobile Clinic travels throughout Southern Africa, including to remote rural areas in South Africa and Malawi, each year visiting our beneficiaries to perform maintainance on their prosthetics and wheelchairs, or replace them, as needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the mobile prosthetic clinic\u2019s annual trip to Malawi last year, two young men approached our team at Lilongwe to volunteer their assistance. They showed great enthusiasm in helping out in and around the clinic, and their compassion for RMA\u2019s disabled beneficiaries was clearly evident.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe young men, whose names are Rabson Zakalia and Fountain Kamanga, demonstrated a strong desire to help others, which strongly resonates with RMA\u2019s ethos of caring, compassionate compensation. They showed such potential that our mobile clinic team motivated for them to come to South Africa for training so that they could continue their good work for the benefit of our Malawi pensioners,\u201d Dr Kritzinger adds.<\/p>\n

Rabson and Fountain received a month of training in basic healthcare, as well as administrative and reporting skills. This has empowered these young men to perform home visits that will expand the range of services available to RMA beneficiaries in and around the Lilongwe and Blantyre districts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will be assisting with wound care, the maintenance of prosthetics and wheelchairs, as well as general health management. They will also be responsible for reporting back on our pensioners\u2019 progress and any concerns they might have, and will help to expand the existing support services we provide for beneficiaries beyond South Africa\u2019s borders,\u201d Dr Kritzinger observes.<\/p>\n

In the 122 years since RMA was founded to administer workers\u2019 compensation, advances in health and safety regulations and industry-driven initiatives have made significant inroads in the prevention of occupational injuries. In heavy industry, however, accidents do still occur from time to time, and it is RMA\u2019s role to provide ongoing medical treatment and compensation in accordance with the terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA).<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of this responsibility, we have established a network of healthcare providers near our beneficiaries. If a disabled RMA pensioner needs to travel long distances to access healthcare, we offer assistance with their transport, both to and from the health facilities, to help make the process more convenient for them. Rabson and Fountain will provide a further layer of support and assistance,\u201d Dr Kritzinger adds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough training these two young men, who are trusted members of the community and fluent in the local language, as field workers we are confident that they will be well positioned to assist our beneficiaries and offer them greater convenience. We hope that these proactive and compassionate young men will inspire others with their community-mindedness. We wish them a bright future, and a long and fruitful relationship with RMA and its pensioners,\u201d Dr Kritzinger concludes.<\/p>\n

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