Bhavna Patel completed her medical degree at UCT, and following her internship at Groote Schuur Hospital, she was in private practice for about 10 years. She then joined the Public Health registrar program at UCT and while rotating through Groote Schuur Hospital as a registrar, she was appointed as a medical manager, working in all the clinical divisions.
Christoff Raath is a seasoned actuary with deep expertise in healthcare financing. Over the course of his career, he has served as an actuarial consultant to some of South Africa’s largest and most influential medical schemes, administrators, and managed care organisations. He specialises in financial strategy, risk modelling, benefit design, and healthcare sustainability.
With a background in forensic medicine, she brings an evidence-driven, systems perspective to healthcare leadership, asking not only what happened when care falls short, but why – and how healthcare organisations can design systems that make excellent care more likely.
Mark Heywood has nearly four decades of experience in civil society in South Africa. He has founded or co-founded leading organisations including the Treatment Action Campaign, Corruption Watch, SECTION27, the AIDS and Rights Alliance of Southern Africa (ARASA) and, in 2019, Maverick Citizen, the Daily Maverick’s social justice and activism platform.
Dr Atiya Mosam is a Public Health Medicine Specialist with over 15 years of experience in health systems strengthening, policy development, and implementation of health sector reforms. She is the founder of Mayibuye Health, a consultancy focused on strengthening health systems through primary health care reform, health financing, and evidence-informed policy.
Every year HASA hosts a world-class conference featuring several international and South African experts in healthcare. An exhibition runs simultaneously to showcase healthcare.