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ISSUE 2
MARCH 2012
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PRESIDENT & MEC
VISIT KWASENGE
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MEC VISIT CONTINUES
2
KWASENGE
EVENT CONTINUES
3
CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY
KIDS
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MEC VISIT BABIES
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EZASEFEMALE
WARD
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EZASE-FEMALE TB
WARD
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INFECTION& PREVENTION CONTROL
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IPC CONTINUES...
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AET
10
SPIRITUAL CORNER
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WORLD AIDS DAY
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MEET OUR NEW
MEDICAL MANAGER
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VISION AND MISSION OF GREYTOWN HOSPITAL
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PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA AND
MINISTER OF HEALTH VISIT KWASENGE
O
n the 2nd of January 2012 our very own President Jacob
Zuma and KZN Minister of Health Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo visited the deep rural area in Emakhabeleni KwaSenge are under UMzinyathi District. They were accompanied by other
dignitaries from other Departments.
The community of KwaSenge and surrounding areas came in numbers to
see ubab’uMsholozi. The programme was directed by Reverend S J
Mtetwa who was very active. The event was graced by so many guests
the likes of Musa Njoko, Prince Nhlanganiso Zulu and Ngizwe Mchunu
from Ukhozi FM. Musa Njoko motivated the audience on living healthy
lifestyle even if you are HIV positive and the importance of knowing
your status, she even managed to get our guests on stage and Ubab’u
Zuma washaya adume ngazo.
Above: Musa Njoko and President Jacob Zuma beshaya ama get
down
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KWASENGE VISIT CONTINUES...
“TB does not affect disadvantaged or poor people but it affects everyone even if you are
from the Royal family”, said Prince Nhlanganiso Zulu who was talking about TB. Ngizwe
Mchunu spoke about the importance of circumcision he even referred to it as usiko lobunono. He urged all male to go out there and do circumcision for their own safety.
“Mayisikwe imikhono yejezi madoda”, said Ngizwe. Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo spoke about
teenage pregnancy because of sugar daddies. He said sugar daddies must stop buying airtime for young girls in exchange for sex.
President Zuma said that this was his first visit in 2012 so the community of KwaSenge
have started their new year in a good manner. “I have heard all your concerns and I
promise you that I will make sure that all your needs are met”, said the President.
Food parcels, wheelchairs and walking sticks were given out to needy members of the
community.
“PHANSI NGO SUGAR DADDY
PHANSI”
Top left: Deputy Minister Finance Nhlanhla
Nene, President Jacob Zuma, MEC Dr
Sibongiseni Dlomo & Inkosi Khaphela Dlomo.
Top right: Ms Musa Njoko motivational
speaker. Bottom left: Community members
and officials listening attentively to our
speakers
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KWASENGE EVENT
Top left: PHC staff was there. Top
right: Prince Nhlanganiso Zulu– TB Ambassador.
Middle left: Ngizwe Mchunu. Bottom
right: President Jacob Zuma, Inkosi
Khaphela Dlomo, Deputy Minister Finance Nhlanhla Nene & MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo giving wheelchair to Zibeni
Dlomo. Bottom left: food parcels that
were handed to needy community members of KwaSenge
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CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY
KIDS
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here was just so much joy and happiness as 28 children and their caregivers
were entertained by the Greytown Hospital Rehab team on the 12th of December 2011.
Each of the children , and their caregivers, were given a Barcelos meal, food hamper,
sh’zen product and a special Christmas gift with a party pack for each child. Snacks, cake,
ice cream and cool drinks were provided as well. The party was as much for the children
and caregivers to thank them for taking such good care of their children and bringing
them regularly to therapy. Guests were entertained by
Guest speaker, Gertrude Jordaan from Monique Salon, spoke to the mothers about the
importance of caring for themselves in order to care for their children. The Rehab Team
has expressed their thanks and appreciation to the following for their support and donations: emergency Auto Spares, Barcelos, Sh’zen in Cape Town, Wimpy, Chicken Licken,
Aheers, Greytown Gazette. Dr Rajah, Dr Daniels and Dr Hassan at Greytown Hospital. Sister Bagdath at Greytown Hospital.
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n the 3rd of January 2012 the Honorable Minister of KZN Health Dr
Sibongiseni Dlomo visited Greytown hospital. He went to Post Natal ward
with gifts to give to the mothers who gave birth. He was accompanied by
Mrs V Longbottom Nursing Manager and Mr M P Khoza Human Resource Manager in to
the ward where they handed over gifts to the mothers. The minister also educated all
mothers about the importance of breastfeeding as it is very important for their new
born babies.
Top left: Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo and the mother with her new born baby. Top right: Dr Dlomo, Mr Khoza and the mother of the baby. Bottom left: Dr Dlomo, Mr Khoza, Mrs Longbottom, Sister Mkhize and the mother of the baby.
Article and photos submitted by :Sir
Madlala– F/TB Ward Operational Manager Nursing
VISION
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To be the best unit rendering quality care
MISSION
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Be a leading provider in the provision of TB care
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Ensure a holistic approach in the
management of HAST
VALUES
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Confidentiality
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Competency
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Commitment
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Respect
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Customer focus
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Love and caring
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OBJECTIVES
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To manage administrative duties
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To provide quality nursing care
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To minimize cross infection in the unit
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To provide safe and therapeutic environment
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To integrate management of HAST
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To collaborate with PHC services
NATIONAL HEALTH SIX PRIORITY AREAS
1.
Improve Patient Safety
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Patient is treated by a named health
provider
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The unit is well secured and nonhazardous
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Aged, confused and restless patients
are nursed in a secured bed with side
rails up
CONTI…..
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2.
Infection Prevention and Control
5.
Improve Cleanliness
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Staff members and visitors are using
respirators when entering the unit
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Ward have cleaners at all times
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Daily ward cleaning
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Each cardiac table next to each bed
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has the hebitain spray for the nurses
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to practice barrier nursing method
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We place patients into cubicles according to the TB phases, high care
patients, those on streptomycin injec- 6.
tion and new TB cases
3.
Availability of Medicine
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Proper usage of stock control cards
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Order ward stock at schedule days
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Use of FIFO principles
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Daily checking of expired medicines
4.
Reduce Waiting Lines
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Attend immediately to patients on admission
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Attend to patients needs timeously
WARD ROUTINE
06:45 Handing over
07:00 Enrolled Nurse gives ARV’s to patients that
take the medication
07:00-07:15 Staff in-service training and reading
of policies, staff allocation, checking of emergency
trolley
07:30 changing of patients, bed baths, showering
of patients, bed making, tiding the ward, empting
of urine catheter bags, grooming of patients
09:00 Assessing of patients condition and recording, giving oral medication, injections
(streptomycin), intake and output, doctors rounds
(mostly takes place late due to shortage)
Daily damp dusting
Ward should be free from bed odour
Cleanliness check list in the ablution
areas
Attitude of Staff
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Staff must maintain professionalism
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Staff to treat everyone with respect
and dignity
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Staff to wear correct and prescribed
dress code
INSIDE F/TB WARD
TAKING IPC TO A HIGHER LEVEL
Infection Prevention& Control (IPC) is Mrs Khumalo’s passion.
Mrs Khumalo joined Greytown Hospital in November 2010, although she has brought a considerable amount of valued and appropriate experience from previous employment, she says she
has gained lots of experience in Greytown hospital. During the
interview, she shared with Umlevo her achievements and challenges she had experienced for the past year and this is what
she said; "IPC is a necessary component of safe, high quality
patient care and is essential for the wellbeing of patients, visiMrs K Khumalo– IPC Manager
tors and health care workers. In our day to day activities we
should be implementing the IPC Policies and standard precautions of IPC to ensure that the programme in our respective
facilities lead to cost saving by reducing the infection rate, ensure appropriate and rational use of antibiotics, disinfectants, supplies, waste management, medical, nursing and Healthcare procedures. Our main focus
for the IPC Programme is prevention more than control, and it starts with a simple proper hand washing
technique and you will be surprised to know how many lives can be saved by doing hand washing!
What make IPC Programme successful in
Greytown?
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patients, visitors and healthcare
providers from exposure to infectious agents.
Ownership and great support of the
IPC Programme by Management and all •
healthcare workers in the facility
gives Mrs Khumalo the reason to leave
her home in Pietermaritzburg and
travel to Greytown hospital on daily
basis. This is evidence by a functional
multidisciplinary committee which
meets on monthly basis chaired by the
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Hospital Manager or the Medical Manger when the CEO has other commitments. This committee has the terms
of reference which details the interdisciplinary membership, roles and responsibilities for key personnel and
strategies to manage healthcare associated infections.
An efficient IPC Programme has been
established to ensure that IPC imperatives are implemented, monitored and
evaluated on day to day basis with a
view to identify high risk areas timeously for immediate corrective actions.
The IPC Programme in Greytown is im- •
plemented regardless of resource limitations as it is designed to protect
To achieve reduction in
infection rates among patients and staff, the IPC
Programme at Greytown
hospital has been developed with a clear and firm
organizational structure.
Other than the IPC Committee there are other
sub-committees that report to the multidisciplinary committee and they
are: IPC departmental
reps, outbreak response
management committee,
PTC committee, and others. In all these committees there is a representation from PHC and also
work in collaboration with
Environmental Health Services.
Programme for the clinical and non-clinical staff
members. These programmes are not only
documented but are being implemented. We
also ensure that all staff
members that have
joined the Facility are
being orientated on
waste management and
Standard Precautions of
IPC.
What were your
achievements for the
year 2011/12?
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The pictures on
the next page describe most of the
achievements but
in summary they
were:
- Installation of elbow
operated taps in most
clinical areas.
The facility has an in- Procurement of red
service training programme
wheelie bins to dispose
and the orientation
infectious waste.
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- Installation of paper dispensers
and antitheft soap dispensers in
all public toilets.
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- Procurement and installation of
a food gobbler to dispose food
waste.
- Procurement of N95 fit test
kits to test effectiveness of the
N95 masks to staff working in
high risk areas of contracting airborne infections like TB.
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- Construction and opening of a
new milk kitchen
- There are many that could not
be shared due to space constraints but for all 2012/2013, all
I can promise is that we are taking IPC to a HIGHER LEVEL, just
watch the space! It is a promise!!!
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IPC quality improvement in pictures for 2011/2012, watch
the space there is a lot
planned for 2012/2013!
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“When it comes to cleanliness, we
cannot compete with anyone! We
ensure cleanliness to promote a
healing process to our clients”
1.
Clean floors in high traffic areas is ensured
2.
All public toilets have been furnished with proper hand washing facilities
3.
The food gobbler was installed for proper food waste disposal
4.
Hand washing facilities with elbow operated taps were installed in most clinical areas
5.
The sluicing machine will improve hygiene in the sluice rooms
6.
These colour coded bins makes waste segregation easy
7.
Renovations have been done in theatre scrub room to ensure proper hand washing
8.
Sister Thembeka Dlamini being done N95 respirator fit test
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Sister Thembeka Dlamini has passed N95 respirator fit test
10.
IPC Standard precautions posters are available in all strategic areas for educational purposes to staff, visitors and patients
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wakuyinjabulo yodwa kumama uMkhize osebenzela ekhishini obefunda ngaphansi
kohlelo luka Adult Education and Training (AET) kuphume imiphumela kamatikuletsheni ezibona naye ephumelele ngamalengiso. Wawubona ukuthi akakholwa ukuthi uyena lo
obambe isitifiketi sikamatikuletsheni. “Ngibonga uNkulunkulu ngokuphumelela kwami ngoba
ukube ubengekho Yena ngabe angikho la namhlanje”, kusho umama uMkhize. Uqhube wathi;”Ngike ngibatshele abantabami ukuthi uma mina ngikwenza ngimdala kangaka bona bangahlulwa yini”
Ungqungquzele nabanye ozakwabo ukuba bafunde ngokuzimisela bangachithi nje icala.
Abasebenzi bakwa-Human Resource Development (HRD) kanye nothisha wawubabona
emehlweni ukuthi nabo babhalwe intokozo ngemiphumela yemisebenzi yabo. Sithi;
“PHAMBILI NGEMFUNDO PHAMBILI”
Congratulations!!!!
Usebenzile!!!!
“Education is the key to
success”
Top left: Mrs J N Mkhize nozakwabo be-
zomhalalisela. Top right: Mrs Mdima– Chief
Human Resource Officer with Mrs Mkhize.
Bottom left (Front row: Mrs Mkhize
nozakwabo kanye nothisha wakhe. Back row:
Mrs Mdima, Andile Ngcongo and Nomusa
Thabede from Human Resource Development
MATERNITY STAFF WITH CHHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BABIES
Calling: businessman, plumber, minister, nurse, doctor–
same thing
MEN WHO FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST are an occupation force “ordained” to serve in the markets of men.
We should regard work not just as a platform for ministry– work is ministry, and we are stewards put in charge
until Jesus comes back, a fifth colulm infiltrate a world
stained by sin, acting as a salt that preserves the way
of Christ and light that leads broken people out of
darkness. We are workers doing our part as God sovereignly orchestrates “main thing”- to bring people into right relationship with him and right relationship with each other.
SAME WORK, TWO RESULTS- Picture two airline ticket agents. They do exactly the same
job, but one views his work as something he does to earn money, so when he finishes his shift,
he can do what he really wants to do. He is easily irritated by customers complaining when
their travel plans go awry. The second agent views his work as a calling. Every time someone
comes to him with a problem, he sees it as an opportunity to serve the customer and represent his great GOD. The agent does what he was called to do to the glory of God, even when
facing resistance from a particular customer. That ticket agent understands the big idea that
“whether you’re a businessman or minister or plumber, your work is a calling. It has intrinsic
value, and it has potential to bear fruits that honors GOD. “My father is always at his work to
this very day, and I, too, am working” John 5:17
On the 1st of December 2011 Greytown Hospital staff took a walk around the hospital with
red and white candles in commemoration of World Aids Day. The staff went to all wards and
Ms Fanele Nala (Lay counselor) educated patients about the importance of knowing their status. This walk was supported by Greytown Hospital Management and our Nursing Manager Mrs
Longbottom was part of it as we were walking around the hospital. As the Public Relations Officer of Greytown Hospital, I would like to thank all my colleagues who took part and give a big
thank you to our students who joined us. Ningadinwa nangelinye ilanga. I
STATUS. DO YOU?
KNOW MY
As the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Greytown Hospital I had an opportunity to interview our new Medical Manager (MM)
PRO: Who are you?
MM: My name is Morgan Govender. I am a Medical Doctor with 26 years experience in both the public and private sector. And also had experience in
local government as ex ANC Mayor of Dalton which is now the Umshwathi
Municipality. I am a family medical practitioner and serve communities of
Cool Air, Dalton, Swayimane, Ozwatini Fawnleas, Glenside, Appelsbosch, New
Hanover and Greytown. I like working with the community and like living
amongst the community that I serve.
PRO: Where are you from and where have you studied?
MM: I was born in Pietermaritzburg and matriculated at Raisethorpe Secondary School in 1975. I qualified as a
Medical Doctor in 1986 and did Post graduate studies at University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) and specialized in
family medicine and telemedicine. I still have strong links with UKZN Medical school and a life long learner and
student.
PRO: Before coming to Greytown Hospital where have you been working?
MM: I worked at Edendale Hospital for 5 years, and at Greys Hospital for 2 years. Thereafter I went to private
practice in Dalton and then joined Managed Care Organization in Durban for another 5 years. I then worked at
UMgungundlovu Health District Office as Principal District Medical Officer for 5 years and very recently
worked as Clinical Manager at Montebello Hospital for 2 years and now I am appointed here in Greytown. I also
did sessional work at Greytown Hospital in 1990 to 1992 and at Montebello in 1986 to 2011 so I am familiar with
the communities of Dalton and Greytown.
PRO: How is it in Greytown so far?
Greytown is fine and not far away from home in Dalton.
PRO: For how long are you planning to stay in Greytown?
MM: I have already been around here for more than 25 years and I definitely will not be moving out anywhere as
I have established myself in Dalton, so my answer to that is I will probably retire here.
PRO: As the new Medical Manager for Greytown Hospital what changes are you going to do in this institution?
MM: Lots of changes, with my experience in both public and private sector I am ready to take up challenges of
the National Health Plan and work closely with hospital Executive Management and our District Manager. I will
bring about change by implementing all the policies of the Provincial and National government and to give support
the local communities and to all the satellite PHC of Greytown Hospital and the Umvoti Municipality.
One of the major challenges about implementing Health Insurance policy is to have hospital and clinics prepared
as per required standards. My main goal in Greytown Hospital is to focus more on the effective implementation
of our Health policies. In summary I have management expertise, the right attitude and a background of doing
things correctly as per policy and that is a good foundation for Greytown Hospital to meet the requirement of
what our Health Minister wants in the public sector.
PRO: SIYABONGA DOC FOR YOUR TIME, AND TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE JOINED
US NAMUKELEKILE E-GREYTOWN. HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR STAY!!!!
VISION
Better health for prosperity through Courage and
Commitment
GREYTOWN HOSPITAL
BELL STREET, GREYTOWN 3250
MISSION
PRIVATE BAG X5562
GREYTOWN
3250
TEL: 033 413 9400 EXT 230
FAX: 033 413 8230
E-MAIL: [email protected]
We are on the web
www.kznhealth.gov.za
To achieve healthcare services in Umvoti SubDistrict that is accessible efficient, effective and
sustainable through hope, passion and commitment.
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To deliver comprehensive PHC and District
Health Services through a multidisciplinary approach acting within the boundaries
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To deliver comprehensive PHC and District
Health Services through a multidisciplinary approach acting within the boundaries of the
Health Sector Policy thus becoming the best
healthcare service provider;
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Leading support services through sustainable integrated and coordinated service delivery; and
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To ensure world– class leadership through openness, transparency, consultation, support and
commitment to performance
VALUES
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Batho Pele– We put people first
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Ubuntu– Caring for the humanity
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Respect– We lead by example
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Passion– For service excellence
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Integrity– People of our world
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Innovate– Initiate new ideas