Logistics firm wins global award

ashery mkama

SWIFT Motors Tanzania Limited has been awarded the World’s most prestigious Quality Award (ISO 9001) for quality management systems. Swift Motors Managing Director Mr Mohamed Dewji said the company has been awarded for embracing news ideas on how to grow the company and empowering its team to utilize modern tools and management practices.

Swift Motors is a logistic company that specializes in clearing and moving different types of cargo within East and part of Central Africa becomes the first Logistic Company in Tanzania to be certified by Quality Assurance Services (QAS) one of the largest independent certification Companies in the World.

“The award is a clear testimony to our existing and future customers that we are concerned about quality and consistence. We have improved in consistency, performance and productivity,” he noted.

He pointed out high standards management tools, improved customers satisfaction good policies and efficiency as among the criteria that led the company to win the Award.

On the other hand, Mr Dewji said that the company has grown starting from 20, trucks to over 300 modern trucks and trailers and have a workforce of 400 employees with most of them being local employees.

“We have employed over 90 per cent of local workers and our aim is to improve and enlarge our business Countrywide by forming more branches,” he noted. Commenting on some of the challenges that engulf the company, Mr Dewji pointed out inefficiency of drivers associated with bureaucracies as one of the biggest challenge in the transportation industry.

She added that WHP’s model can help women register their pregnancies, get early prenatal care and receive timely high-quality care especially for high-risk pregnancies. “These networks save lives in places that are otherwise hard to reach.

The programme aims to expand by partnering with the public sector, including collaboration with 300 government-trained community health volunteers as well as an additional 100 health entrepreneurs, primarily women, who WHP will train to offer basic care in consultation with doctors.

“World Health Partners’ model of empowering female health entrepreneurs provides a 21st century solution to meeting health outcomes,” added Ms Odera.

“By supporting women’s economic empowerment which lies at the heart of the development challenge and harnessing the power of new technologies and partnerships, the model promises a practical, community-centered approach with a truly sustainable impact.”

WHP’s healthcare network in Kenya is modelled on years of successful work in India, where Sky Networks in two states have offered more than 160, 000 teleconsultations, largely for primary care.

In India, it has seen a 50 per cent drop in cases of diarrhoea and pneumonia over two and half years.

Through teleconsultation, Ms Anyango and other patients can be counselled on phone without leaving their work stations. They can then get referrals for quick service at a clinic in the network or at any other facility.

A patient’s medical history, details and reference will already be in the data base. Children can also be assessed on wellness—identifying any possible gaps on immunisation.

The medical history of people like Ms Anyango can be uploaded and sent to virtual medical provider to further help with the diagnosis and management.

The trial project launched in Kenya last year in July was able to generate over 1,500 teleconsultations both in Siaya and Kisumu counties. The project has since been rolled out to Homa Bay.

There are 22 centres in WHP’s Kisumu office. These are owned by woman entrepreneurs drawn from the communities following extensive training and mentorship.

In Homa Bay County, seven centres are active with an additional 15 personnel trained last month, adding up to a total of 44 providers trained to facilitate teleconsultations.

“We are poised to increase these numbers in the coming months,” said Ms Odera.