The Group has invested significant financial and intellectual capital into analysing the full healthcare spend. This exploration of the challenges and risk environment has informed our approach to developing or acquiring the necessary assets and capabilities to deliver the right solutions to achieve our mission.

These efforts align with a primary United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for the healthcare sector and a foremost target – Good Health and Well-being. Our ambitions specifically address the following target within SDG 3:

Target 3.8 of SDG 3

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

We seek to contribute positively across all 17 SDGs (and reference several SDGs within our report). However, we recognise that in light of our purpose and mission, a focus on enhancing health and wellbeing and, more specifically, targeting broader access to healthcare aligns with our definition of value and will be our most significant contribution to sustainable development.

Our objectives also align with the National Development Plan (NDP) – Vision 2030 in its desire to develop a health system that works for everyone and produces positive health outcomes.

Health goal 8 of the NDP: Universal healthcare coverage

Everyone must have access to an equal standard of care, regardless of their income.

Positioning for success in a National Health Insurance (NHI) environment

Over the years, AfroCentric has been pursuing the diversification of our involvement in the health sector. This places the Group in a strategic position to work with government on the NHI processes as implementation progresses.