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Cimas wins top award from regional publication
07 Sep 2015 at 13:22hrs | Views
PMR Africa, a Southern African regional publication, has awarded Cimas Medical Aid Society its Golden Arrow Award for 2015 for being judged top in Zimbabwe's medical aid fund sector in its leaders and achievers survey.
The publication, which is based in South Africa, conducts leaders and achievers surveys in countries in the region to assess the national contribution of different entities in various sectors.
In its Zimbabwe country survey it sought to establish the companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the country's economic growth and development.
Cimas Medical Aid Society came first overall in the medical aid funds sector.
The Golden Arrow certificate says Cimas had been rated excellent and first overall by a random national sample of 104 respondents based in Zimbabwe made up of chief executives, managing directors, business owners, company directors and managers, and senior government officials.
A Cimas spokesperson said Cimas was naturally delighted to have received the award, which recognised the contribution it was making to Zimbabwe's economic growth and development through the services it provides.
Cimas this year celebrates its 70th anniversary. Founded in 1945 as the country's first private sector medical aid society, Cimas has gone on to expand the number of medical aid packages it offers to embrace all income levels and to provide clinics, laboratory services and an emergency air rescue service for the benefit of both members and non-members. It also provides medical insurance for travel outside the country.
In the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it became the first medical aid society to offer a Chronic Diseases Add-On facility, that can be added onto any package, enabling members to access full anti-retroviral treatment, including anti-retroviral drugs, consultations, counselling and laboratory tests.
In February 1999, when there was a shortage of dialysis facilities in the country, Cimas, in conjunction with a Swedish company called Gambro, opened the Harare Haemodialysis Centre for renal dialysis.
In a joint venture with the Avenues Clinic, Cimas also operates a chemotherapy unit at St Clement's Clinic in Harare.
Over the last 12 months Cimas has opened three new clinics, one a 24-hour facility in the Harare central business district, another in High Glen Shopping Centre which in Harare's Budiriro suburb and the third one in Kwekwe. In addition medical laboratories have been opened at High Glen and in Kwekwe.
Cimas has contributed to the training of medical specialists through providing scholarships. It financed the establishment of the country's first optometry training unit by the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Hospital. The unit not only trains optometrists but provides an optometry service that enables members of the public to access for the first time optometry services at public sector prices.
Cimas is one of the few medical aid societies in Zimbabwe that manages to pay medical service providers promptly for the services they provide to its members.
The publication, which is based in South Africa, conducts leaders and achievers surveys in countries in the region to assess the national contribution of different entities in various sectors.
In its Zimbabwe country survey it sought to establish the companies and institutions doing most in their sectors over the past 12 months to stimulate the country's economic growth and development.
Cimas Medical Aid Society came first overall in the medical aid funds sector.
The Golden Arrow certificate says Cimas had been rated excellent and first overall by a random national sample of 104 respondents based in Zimbabwe made up of chief executives, managing directors, business owners, company directors and managers, and senior government officials.
A Cimas spokesperson said Cimas was naturally delighted to have received the award, which recognised the contribution it was making to Zimbabwe's economic growth and development through the services it provides.
In the wake of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, it became the first medical aid society to offer a Chronic Diseases Add-On facility, that can be added onto any package, enabling members to access full anti-retroviral treatment, including anti-retroviral drugs, consultations, counselling and laboratory tests.
In February 1999, when there was a shortage of dialysis facilities in the country, Cimas, in conjunction with a Swedish company called Gambro, opened the Harare Haemodialysis Centre for renal dialysis.
In a joint venture with the Avenues Clinic, Cimas also operates a chemotherapy unit at St Clement's Clinic in Harare.
Over the last 12 months Cimas has opened three new clinics, one a 24-hour facility in the Harare central business district, another in High Glen Shopping Centre which in Harare's Budiriro suburb and the third one in Kwekwe. In addition medical laboratories have been opened at High Glen and in Kwekwe.
Cimas has contributed to the training of medical specialists through providing scholarships. It financed the establishment of the country's first optometry training unit by the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Science at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Hospital. The unit not only trains optometrists but provides an optometry service that enables members of the public to access for the first time optometry services at public sector prices.
Cimas is one of the few medical aid societies in Zimbabwe that manages to pay medical service providers promptly for the services they provide to its members.
Source - Agencies
