Dr Simon Strachan is a practicing paediatrician based in Bedfordview. Since 1996, he has been practicing at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, offering comprehensive paediatric care with special interests in vaccinology, pulmonology, allergy, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Adjunct Professor Alex van den Heever holds the Chair of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).
He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Cape Town and has worked in health economics, public finance, and social security policy in South Africa since 1989.
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.
Susan Cleary is Head of Department and Professor of Health Economics in the School of Public Health at the University of Cape Town. She joined the School in 2001, becoming the Director of the Health Economics Unit (2007-2012), Associate Professor (2011), Head of School (2022), and Professor of Health Economics (2023).
Every year HASA hosts a world-class conference featuring several international and South African experts in healthcare. An exhibition runs simultaneously to showcase healthcare.