Tenang Health was founded by Dr Jesne Kistan and Dr Jodi Wishnia in January 2022.
Jesne is a specialist in public health medicine and Jodi is a public health specialist, with a PhD in public health.
Together they bring a unique blend of clinical management, strategic thinking and research skills to provide context-driven, evidenced-based, solutions to the health sector.
Palliative Care Practice
Tenang Health’s palliative care practice provides support to patients living with serious illness to improve their quality of life.
We provide comprehensive care for patients living with serious illnesses such as advanced cancer, COPD or chronic kidney disease or severe neurological diseases such as MND or dementia.
Please contact us on to enquire about the full range of services that we offer.
Research
Tenang Health does research in public health and public finance as well as research questions pertaining to palliative care.
Jesne and Jodi have strong academic roots, with affiliations to different universities in South Africa.
Some examples of the research we are currently doing:
- Understanding the experience and health needs for people looking after terminally ill loved ones.
- Examining how reimbursement impacts access and quality of palliative care.
- Exploring psychosocial support for palliative care providers through mindfulness and emotional fitness interventions.
Our publications can be found can be found on our Research Gate profiles:
Please contact us to discuss health care research that you would like to carry out.
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