The eye testing activity was held at the headquarters of the company at Kigali Industrial Zone in Masoro in partnership with Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital.
Sandeep Phadnis, Business Head of Safintra Rwanda Ltd said several recent pieces of research done on eye health revealed that eye problems affect employees productivity which inspired them to get their staff screened, an activity that will continue.
“Researches showed that the productivity reduces by at least 40% among people aged between 40 and 55 years with eye defects,” Sandeep said.
“When the employee’s ability to see reduces, he starts taking medicaments while sick, it affects his productivity at work which also affects the welfare of employees
Sandeep said they held the activity as it is the employer’s duty to know his employee’s health status and take care of it as it is usually done at Safintra Rwanda Ltd.
After eye testing, those who were found with defects were advised to seek optician advice he explained that all employees have medical insurance so whoever is detected with eyes problems will proceed with treatment at Agarwal Eye Hospital which partnered with the Company.
The Director of Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Kanagaraj Rajagopal said they have screened around 50 staff from Safintra that more than 15 staff of over 40 years old have been recommended to get optical glasses.
Dieudonne Hakizimana, the In-Charge of Maintenance welcomed the initiative that comes in handy, enabling them to know the state of their eyesight. Some of his workmates were found with eye defects which they were not aware of and they will now go for eye treatment.
Safintra Rwanda Ltd is part of Safal Group that is a leading manufacturer of roofing solutions in African with a presence in 12 African countries.
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