{"id":6793,"date":"2024-06-13T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2024-06-18T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:23:06","slug":"beyond-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/6793","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6793\" class=\"elementor elementor-6793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c51a58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c51a58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4d37a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e4d37a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In May, healthcare industry players gathered at the Cape Town International Convention Centre for the 2024 Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) Conference to share ideas and discuss innovative solutions to strengthen the industry.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e78b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e78b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFC_0001.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6929\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1197a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1197a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The event was themed \u201cBeyond Barriers: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Healthcare\u201d, and speakers included Fezeka Nompumza, Dr Hleli Nhlapo, Dr Abongile Qamata, Vukosi Sambo and Chanwyn Williams.<\/p><p>AfroCentric employees also contributed articles to the BHF 360 magazine.<\/p><ul><li>How medical schemes and administrators can leverage big data and AI to personalise and automate coordinated care delivery: Vukosi Sambo.<\/li><li>Leveraging wellness programmes for preventative health benefits and reducing long-term costs: Aimee Wesso<\/li><li>What a world without fraud waste and abuse could look like: Gerda Strydom<\/li><\/ul><p>Chanwyn Williams and Vukosi Sambo submitted a paper to the BHF Health Concierge Model titled \u201cAI driven health concierge: Optimisation of healthcare services for greater population impact\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc569e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc569e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Owning our future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa46f51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa46f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AfroCentric, a platinum sponsor of the BHF Conference, hosted an exhibition stand aptly named Owning Our Future. It offered stand visitors a peek into the future through virtual-reality experiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f583fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f583fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy-1024x435.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy-1024x435.webp 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy-300x127.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy-768x326.webp 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy-1536x653.webp 1536w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BHF-exhibition-stand-copy.webp 1958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05b7c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c05b7c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Networking with our clients<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54874ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54874ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The annual AfroCentric Client Dinner gave the Group an opportunity to celebrate and entertain current and potential clients and other important stakeholders who attended the BHF Conference.<\/p><p>Held in the Grand Ballroom of The Westin and themed \u201cOwning Our Future\u201d, the dinner, was hosted by Chairman: AfroCentric Group, Dr Anna Mokgokong and Group CEO Gerald van Wyk. Also in attendance was the AfroCentric Board Deputy Chairman, Joe Madungandaba; AfroCentric director of social and Ethics Committee, Dr Nkateko Munisi, the Group Exco and conference delegates from AfroCentric as well as 100 external guests, including principal officers, fund managers, trustees and government officials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e823bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e823bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AFC_000-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6933\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dacef35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dacef35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The dinner was an opportunity to interact and network with clients and strengthen relations, build relationships with other service providers, promote brand awareness and education on our integrated value chain offering to industry players in the country and our African counterparts, generate leads for our marketing and advertising company, and communicate around the Sanlam shareholding\/collaboration and the benefits this brings for current and future clients.<\/p><p>Be sure to read our article We Are Titanium in Our Business where we celebrate our win at the 9th annual #BHFTitaniumAwards, alongside our pharma subsidiary, Pharmacy Direct.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6793?action=genpdf&amp;id=6793\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May, healthcare industry players gathered at the Cape Town International Convention Centre for the 2024 Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) Conference to share ideas and discuss innovative solutions to strengthen the industry. 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