South African public health specialist Dr Derek Yach heads the Vitality Institute, Discoverys New York-based research think-tank dedicated to health promotion, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and creation of a new culture of health. He is in the country to support Discoverys global drive to persuade listed companies to include employee health as a metric in corporate reporting, and a fourth bottom line. Here he speaks to Alec Hogg, and Gugulethu Mfuphi about a stellar career path that has spanned the World Health Organisation, Pepsico (for more on that read a Q&A lifestyle profile on him in Biznews), why taking employee health seriously is one of the best investments any company can make, and the value of sleep.
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