Health Equity Initiatives
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    Company Profile

    Company overview

    Industry

    Healthcare Services

    Company size

    11-50

    Primary location

    26-1A, 1st Floor, Jalan Vivekananda, 50470 Brickfield
    Health Equity Initiatives (HEI) is a Malaysian based none profit organization that advances the right to health for marginalized communities. To this end, HEI implements an integrated mental health program that adopts a community based, participatory approach. The core of HEI’s program is community based interventions which engage closely with refugee community organizations to recruit and train community health workers (CHWs). The program includes mental health prevention and promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation

    Reviews overview

    3.73 ratings in total
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    67%
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    What’s it like working at Health Equity Initiatives?

    AI summary of recent reviews

    Employees at Health Equity Initiatives value the teamwork and friendly, supportive colleagues. They appreciate opportunities for professional development through an adventurous job scope and skill management. Some reviewers noted the lucrative salary as a positive aspect, and Health Equity Initiatives has an expert supervisor providing regular team updates and feedback.

    However, some potential challenges include concerns that the pay is low with no benefits offered. There are also perceived issues with poor management and a lack of empathy from some managers. The distance from home to the workplace is problematic for some employees. As a newer organisation, Health Equity Initiatives has limited administrative support for international staff regarding visas and facilities.

    Recent reviews

    1.0
    Patient manager
    Sep 2022
    Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Bad experience and toxic working environment
    The good thingsFriendly team members and adventurous job scope
    The challengesLow pay with no benefits! Poor management with no empathy
    5.0
    Medical Volunteer
    Nov 2021
    Brickfields Kuala LumpurLess than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Great! Positive working environment
    The good thingsGreat experience. Amazing staff. Salary very lucrative.
    The challengesThe distance from my house. Otherwise it was great!
    5.0
    Health Outreach and Education volunteer
    Jun 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good organisation that provide a poisitive working environment for Refugee's mental health support
    The good thingsTeamwork, Skill management and financing timely and accurately, transparent, equal and gender balance among colleagues, Time management, expert supervisor for supervising, regular team update, sharing and feedback.
    The challengesSince the organisation is new to the administrative issue such as visa and other facilities for international staff is quite limited.
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