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 |