Table of abbreviations

ACT AfroCentric Group
AfA Aid for Aids
AFS Annual Financial Statements
AGM Annual general meeting
AHL AfroCentric Health Limited
AI Artificial intelligence
AIC African, Indian and Coloured
BHF Board of Healthcare Funders
BLSA Business Leadership South Africa
BSC Balanced scorecard
BUSA Business Unity South Africa
CCMDD Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing and Distribution
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CIO Chief Information Officer
CMS Council for Medical Schemes
COID Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases
COO Chief Operating Officer
CSDP Central Securities Depository Participant
DBC Document-based care
DENIS Dental Information Systems
EAP Employee assistance programme
EBIT Earnings before interest and taxes
EERCO Executive Enterprise Risk Committee
ERM Enterprise Risk Management
ESD Enterprise and supplier development
ESG Environmental, social and governance
FP Family practitioner
FSP Forfeitable Share Plan
FWA Fraud, waste and abuse
GEMS Government Employees Medical Scheme
GenAI Generative Artificial Intelligence
GHG Greenhouse gas
GNU Government of National Unity
HCP Healthcare Professional Portal
ICT Information Communication Technology
IoT Internet of Things
IR Integrated report
ISO International Organization for Standardization
IT Information technology
JSE Johannesburg Stock Exchange
KPI Key performance indicators
LCBO Low-Cost Benefit Option
LTI Long-term incentive
MBA Master in Business Administration
MOI Memorandum of Incorporation
MSR Minimum shareholding requirement
NAV Net asset value
NCD Non-communicable diseases
NDoH National Department of Health
NDP National Development Plan
NEHAWU National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union
NHA Neil Harvey and Associates
NHI National Health Insurance
POPIA Protection of Personal Information Act
QAR Quality Assurance Review
R&D Research and development
ROIC Return on invested capital
SABCOHA South African Business Coalition on Health and AIDS
SAHPRA South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
SALU South African Legal Union
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SENS Stock Exchange News Service
STI Short-term incentive
TRIR Total recordable incidence rate
VAT Value-added tax