{"id":4328,"date":"2023-11-20T14:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=4328"},"modified":"2023-11-21T08:46:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T06:46:40","slug":"speaking-up-about-mens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/4328","title":{"rendered":"Speaking up about men\u2019s health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Afrocentric Group joined the Movember Global Campaign, also known as No-shave November, and was part of a webinar in collaboration with the Sanlam Group.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Movember was first established in 2003 by a group of friends in Australia who wanted to promote awareness and raise funds for men&#8217;s health issues, specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has grown into a global movement with millions of people participating and supporting the cause. Men\u2019s mental health is one of the key wellness risks and is prioritised within this campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The webinar focused on various topics with the below speakers:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Panelist<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Portfolio<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Special Message from the CEO\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Gerald van Wyk\u00a0<\/td><td>CEO AfroCentric: AfroCentric Health Management Directors<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wellbeing Programme<\/strong><\/td><td>Marcel Buys\u00a0<\/td><td>General Manager: Group Rewards and Benefits Management<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Men\u2019s Health<\/strong><\/td><td>Dr Wayne Riback\u00a0<\/td><td>General Manager: Healthcare Provider Relations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Financial Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Maxwell Mojapelo\u00a0<\/td><td>Head of Business Development<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Mental Health\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a0Dr Litha Fatsha\u00a0<\/td><td>Advanced Specialist: Healthcare Facilities Strategy Unit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Men and Parenting\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Hennie Nel\u00a0<\/td><td>Sanlam Head: Corporate Finance, Group Strategy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Testimonial\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td>Zamokuhle Masondo\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><td>Founder: Dark Cloud Above Me<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a special treat, Legends Barber was available at the following branches for a fun filled Shavathon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Florida North, Roodepoort<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Boulevard, Cape Town&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ADS\/Tenda Health, Centurion&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4328?action=genpdf&amp;id=4328\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrocentric Group joined the Movember Global Campaign, also known as No-shave November, and was part of a webinar in collaboration with the Sanlam Group. 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