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Chairperson
Dr Nkaki Matlala MSc, MMed(Surgery), FCS(SA). Nkaki is a qualified surgeon. He was deputy president of the National Medical and Dental Association, an alternative medical association during the apartheid era. He was active in overseeing the mental and physical health of apartheid detainees .He is a member of the Presidential Medical Panel, responsible for the Presidential health care. He is also former member of the SAMA Private Practice Committee.
After several years in surgical academia and private surgical practice, Dr Matlala took up a position as a director of clinical relations at Mediclinic Limited .He is presently the Chief Clinical Officer of Mediclinic(SA)and sits on its board. He also sits on several company boards including Phodiso Holdings; Hospital Association of South Africa; Ububele Holdings . He is also chairman of the Umnotho We Sizwe Group, a junior mining company.
Dr Matlala is a member of the following professional associations,viz SAMA, South African Association of Surgeons and the Trauma Society Of South Africa.He is also a reservist Major in the South African Medical Health Services (SAMHS).
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Deputy Chairperson
Dr Keith Shongwe is a former deputy director–general of the Department of Communications, ICT International Affairs & Trade where his area of focus was in the field of information technology and services. He completed his tertiary education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal with an MBCHB. He also holds a BSc in biology and chemistry, and a CDE diploma in education, both from the University of Swaziland. He holds an advancement management programme certificate with Wits Business School. Keith is now a member of the Life Healthcare group.
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Treasurer
Tienie van den Berg is currently the manager of Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital. He started his career in the private hospital industry in 1989 as manager of Faerie Glen Hospital and previously served on the Hasa Board from 1997 to 1999. Tienie obtained a Bcom (Acc) degree at the Potchefstroom University in 1982. He is married and has two children. Tienie is the honorary treasurer at HASA.
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Peter Scott (Life Healthcare)
Peter Scott has been the General Manager of Life Healthcare for almost four years.He has had varied human resources experience as a specialist and generalist HR practitioner.He has held senior HR positions in healthcare, retail, consulting, and financial services.
Peter’s areas of particular interest include organisation development, leadership development, change management and transformation. Peter has a B-degree and a Post-graduate diploma from the University of Witwatersrand
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Jacques du Plessis (Netcare)
Jacques du Plessis is Netcare’s Managing Director: Hospital Division. He has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting as well as a B Compt (Honours) Accounting.
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Melanie Da Costa (Netcare)
Melanie Da Costa has been with Netcare for just over two years as Director of Health Policy. Before joining Netcare Melanie spent 12 years in the investment industry as either a stock broking healthcare analyst, a fund manager running global and local funds investment in healthcare and information technology assets and later as head of research for multinational stock broker HSBC. Melanie has a MCom and a CFA.
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Biren Valodia (Mediclinic)
Biren Valodia is 43 years old, with two children, boys, aged 11and 15. He enjoys music, photography, cycling and running. His career reflects hard work, reliability, competence and confidence underscored by personal commitment and performance.
He holds a B. Pharm from the University of the Western Cape, B. (B&A) Hons and MBA from the University of Stellenbosch. He completed an executive development programme (EDP) from Manchester Business School. He held the position of Director of Operations and Human Resources which in 1993-1998 was one of the largest retail pharmacy groups in South Africa. After completing his MBA, he joined Anderson Consulting as a Senior Business Analyst specialising in strategy. He worked in a number of industries; from banking, retail, insurance, government, shipping, as well as pharmaceutical and health.
In 1999 he joined Sanlam Health as Senior Manager, Head of Medicine Management. He drove Sanlam Health's Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Programme, where he focused primarily on risk management, implementing various business models and leading edge tools that bring sustained profitability and service excellence to all business partners.
When Sanlam Health became part Medscheme Holdings Limited in 2001 he was appointed to Medscheme Integrated Care division, now known as Solutio Health Risk Management, as Divisional Director, heading up the Medicine and Disease Management programmes. In addition to his role within Solution he was appointed to the position of Executive Director of Medscheme (Pty) Ltd as well as Managing Director of Interpharm Data Systems (Pty) Ltd in 2004. In 2005 he was appointed to the board of Aids for Aids (Pty) Ltd.
In January 2006 he was appointed to the board of Mediclinic Limited as Director of Corporate Marketing and Communication.
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Otto Wypkema (Arwyp Medical Centre)
Otto Wypkema (46) is the Managing Director of Arwyp Medical Centre, the largest independently owned private hospital in South Africa and also the first private hospital in Africa to be ISO 9001:2000 certificated. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of National Hospital Network currently with a membership of 92 hospitals. He started his career in the healthcare industry in 1985. Otto has five daughters and a son and enjoys flying in his spare time.
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Ridwaan Allie (Melomed Hospital Holdings)
Ridwaan Allie is an alumnus of the University of Cape Town and an accountant. He is the Managing Director of Melomed Hospital Holdings in the Western Cape.
He is married with three children and enjoys reading, sport and doing community work.
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20 July 2011
HASA is inviting all of its member to submit ENTRIES with reference to the categories listed below for the HASA Awards of Excellence.
13 July 2010
The annual Hasa Awards of Excellence are part of the Ministerial Healthcare Awards. This year's theme is Quality is Excellence. The process to find the best of the best in the private hospital industry is nearing its end. The Health Excellence Awards 2010 will take place in November 2010 and the deadline date for submission of entries is 07 October 2010.
15 June 2010
The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 (as amended). How does it affect healthcare?
Several outstanding provisions of the Children’s Act [Act 38 of 2005] have become operational. The relevant Government Gazette has made the date upon which the law became operational as being 01 April 2010.
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