Welcome to Kaelo

Kaelo, meaning 'Guardian' in Setswana, is an innovative and holistic corporate health and wellness company, passionate about enhancing employee wellness, changing and saving lives. Over the years we have created a wide range of health, wellness and HIV/AIDS solutions for companies, managers, employees and their dependants.

• Our employee assistance programmes (EAPs) support emotional well-being by providing professional counselling services. Legal, financial and managerial support services are also offered to assist employees to manage their lives more effectively and to be more productive.
• Our Wellness Days and Employee Wellness Programmes (EWPs) proactively prevent and treat chronic lifestyle diseases such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, tuberculosis and obesity.
• Kaelo's clinics provide primary healthcare and occupational health services. By operating onsite at clients' premises, we assist employees conveniently, saving them time and money and ensuring the reliable and ongoing delivery of treatment and medication. Our clinic facilities also assist clients to be legally compliant in terms of occupational healthcare regulations and requirements.
• Training workshops are another way in which we help to create awareness about prevalent health risks and motivate people to change their behaviour for improved health and wellness.

For our clients, the benefits and return on investment from our programmes stem from enhanced employee wellness, improvements in productivity, reduced absenteeism, lower health costs, a decline in death and disability benefits, less operational and human capital risk and greater staff morale and loyalty.

Benefits of Kaelo's EAPs

Kaelo has the skills, experience and resources to help employees and managers deal with any life problems that may arise, including emotional, physical, family, work, financial and legal issues. Our counsellors are skilled professionals, all registered with their respective health professions council, and all counselling is confidential. Counsellors assist with problems such as addiction, budgeting, depression, debt management, goal setting, legal contracts, parenting, relationship problems and time management. Our Ask Nelson and Performance Wellness EAP programmes enhance well-being, improving productivity, job performance and staff morale and reducing absenteeism and related problems.

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Benefits of Kaelo's Wellness Programmes

Kaelo offers a range of wellness programmes to enhance well-being and improve quality of life. Whether your workforce needs to be screened for chronic diseases of lifestyle (cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension or obesity), tested and treated for HIV/AIDS or educated and trained on all aspects of good health, our solutions can improve wellness and happiness. For Life.

February Health Theme: Coping with Cancer

One in every six South African men will get cancer. One in every seven South African women will get cancer. 90% of cancers are caused by lifestyle and environmental factors and 40% of all cancer deaths could have been prevented. The bottom line about cancer statistics is that cancer can be prevented if you manage your health proactively. Cancer is caused mainly by lifestyle and environmental factors, including the following

• Smoking
• A lack of regular exercise
• Eating an unbalanced and unhealthy diet
• Being overweight or obese
• Too much unprotected exposure to the sun
• Having a genetic predisposition or a family history of cancer.

The best response is to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Get help to quit smoking if you’re a smoker, eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, avoid sunburn and take action to lose weight if you’re obese or overweight. Also be proactive and do monthly self-checks along with regular checks like mammograms, pap smears and prostate checks.