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The MQA wellness day is an annual event organised by the Human Resources (HR) Unit in collaboration with the Employee Wellness appointed service provider ICAS. The event took place on 02 December 2022 at the MQA Head office in Parktown. This event aims to build and maintain a healthy workforce and encourage healthy living to increase productivity and excellent service delivery. It also encourages staff to make positive lifestyle changes and to eliminate risky behaviours such as the lack of physical exercise.

The event commenced with a welcome address by the Chief Risk Monitoring and Evaluations Officer, Mr Bethuel Nemagovhani, followed by a presentation from Mr Malcolm Govender, Relationship Manager at ICAS, on the services offered by ICAS, which include telephonic and face-to-face counselling, legal and financial advice. Several healthcare professionals were also brought on-site to administer the following checks.

• Blood pressure

• Cholesterol

• Waist hip ratio

• Body mass index (BMI) and

• Voluntary HIV/AID Testing

Present on the day was a dietitian who advised staff on nutrition and healthy eating habits to help improve their health and well-being.

Staff members were also invited to join the Zumba fitness programme that involved cardio and Latininspired dance moves. Overall, the day was a huge success and staff were inspired after having their health checks done. This helped them to realise the importance of health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. These regular health checks assist in detecting health conditions timeously.