Transcon Healthcare Ltd is an integrated healthcare company; it promotes health, preserves health and prevents ill-health by creating and spreading awareness on health issues. It also provides Health consultancy, Medical Systems Solutions and Medicare services through owning/managing a Health Insurance business.
The company has four divisions: Health Consultancy, Health Communications, Medicare and Corporate Services.
1.1. HEALTH CONSULTANCY DIVISION: This division has been in health consultancy for several decades. It designs, develops, and implements health projects/programmes. It manages, evaluates and monitors health projects/programmes, organises training and workshops for healthcare personnel and other stakeholders in the healthcare delivery system.
1.2. HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION: The division publishes health tips and health information daily on mobile phones through SMS, Twitter and Facebook. It also has an Online magazine Publication, Online Radio and Online Television. This will extend to terrestrial Radio and Television in the very near future.
It has three departments: Publications, Radio and Television.
- 1. PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT
The company is the publisher of four publications: A. Truhealthmagazine, B. Truhealthmagazine.africa, C. TruhealthMobile and D. Truhealth Books: AREEVA-1, AREEVA-2 and Be-Alive [5000 Health Tips for All Ages].
1.2.1.1. Truhealthmagazine: is a Complete Family Health Magazine meant for all ages and classes in the society. It disseminates information and news on health and health-related matters that affect Africa and African Diaspora. It is published quarterly in hard copy and distributed free in hospitals, hotels, train stations, bus terminals and airports.
1.2.1.2. Truhealthmagazine.africa is a Complete Family Health Online Magazine meant for all ages and classes in the society. It disseminates information and news on health and health-related matters that affect Africa and African Diaspora. The website is www.truhealthmagazine.africa. Content is uploaded on the platform several times a day by our team.
The content broadcasts on Truhealthmagazine.africa are shared on X (Twitter), Facebook and TruhealthNews.app as TruhealthNews which could be accessed on hand-held devices.
1.2.1.3. TruhealthMobile: This is the Mobile Messaging publication unit of Transcon Healthcare, it produces health tips/health related tips/health information/news daily branded as Be-Alive; these tips are transmitted on:
- Mobile Telecommunications networks in SMS/MMS/Quiz format as Be-Alive Truhealth Tips.
1.2.1.4. Truhealth Books:
A. Be-Alive (5000 Health Tips for All Ages) is a compilation of 5000 health tips (from TruhealthMobile) which are very relevant to all ages, from the infant to the elderly. The first edition will be in the public domain in the last quarter of 2023. This will be in Hard copy, E-copy and Audio-copy.
B. Areeva-1; The Adventures of Nena, Mark, Grandma and Others is a book of health guide stories for children (9 to 12 years old). Publication in is Hard copy, Paperback, E-copy and Audio-copy.
C. Areeva-2); The Adventures of Nena, Mark, Grandma and Others is a book of health guide stories for children (9 to 12 years old). Publication in is Hard copy, Paperback, E-copy and Audio-copy.
1.2.2. RADIO DEPARTMENT: The company is in the process of owning and operating a radio station called TruhealthRadio (both terrestrial and online). It will broadcast TruhealthNews. About sixty percent of its programmes will be dedicated to Prevention of ill-health, Health preservation and Health promotion in the form of Health based features, Health Documentaries, Interviews, Health based/related drama/movies and TruhealthNews covering Health/Health-related Events.
1.2.3. TELEVISION DEPARTMENT: The company will also own and operate a television station called TruhealthTv, both terrestrial and online (including streaming on YouTube).
About sixty percent of its programmes will be dedicated to Prevention of ill-health, Health preservation and Health promotion in the form of Health based features, Health Documentaries, Interviews, Health based/related drama/films and TruhealthNews covering Health/Health-related Events.
TruhealthTv is currently active on YouTube only.
1.3. MEDICARE DIVISION: The company will be involved in Medicare by owning and managing a Health Insurance business (Transcon HMO) OR through investment in an existing health insurance company
and also, through Telehealth services as TransHealth Africa. The latter provides healthcare services (via Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Social workers, Health Educators, Therapists etc.) remotely using telecommunications technology. The services provided include Health promotion, Ill-health prevention and Medical treatment.
- CORPORATE SERVICES DIVISION: This division is responsible for Business Development, Human resource, Legal, Finance and Administration.