AfroCentric is the most diversified healthcare company in Southern Africa. To leverage our integrated model, our business is organised and managed into three primary clusters: 1) medical scheme administration, risk management and technology, 2) pharmaceutical, and 3) corporate solutions.
Medical scheme administration, risk management and technology
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We partner with medical schemes to manage healthcare benefits, pay claims and use advanced technology
and risk management to improve access to affordable quality care
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Largely constituting Medscheme, the largest managed care organisation in South Africa
- Manages over four million lives
- Utilises hyper-automation, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and
machine learning
Outputs (products and services)
- Claims processing: Automated claims adjudication and high straight-through
processing rates
- Customer service: Enhanced digital platforms for member interaction, including
online and mobile technologies
- Health risk management: Programmes that identify and manage clinical and
financial risks to lower healthcare costs
- VirtualCare: Provides safe and affordable virtual consultations with registered
medical professionals
- Hospital benefit management: Digital engagement system for hospital
authorisations and claims
- Healthcare Professional Portal (HCP): Our HCP portal is a web-based digital
tool designed to help healthcare practitioners and their staff simplify and speed up many
administrative tasks
Pharmaceutical
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We manage the cost, supply and delivery of medicines across the healthcare system, improving
affordability and access while ensuring patients receive the treatment they need
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Management of full medicine spend for our client schemes
- Comprehensive presence in the pharmaceutical value chain, including manufacturing,
wholesale, importing, marketing, distribution and courier services
Outputs (products and services)
- Wholesale and distribution: Delivering medicines to urban and rural areas
through Pharmacy Direct
- Medicine cost management: Scriptpharm manages medication and provides drug
utilisation reviews
Corporate solutions
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We support employers with workplace healthcare, wellness, and insurance solutions that promote
healthier employees, reduce healthcare costs and improve access to care
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Integrated employee wellness and occupational health services
- Primary care and gap cover solutions
- Focused on reducing employer healthcare costs
Outputs (products and services)
- Health and wellness programmes: Integrated solutions for employee health
and wellness
- On-site clinics: Nurse-led primary healthcare clinics
- Disease management: Programmes for managing non-communicable diseases
- Wellness initiatives: Programmes to enhance employee wellbeing and
productivity
- Sanlam Gap Cover and Primary Healthcare Insurance
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Largely constituting Medscheme, the largest managed care organisation in South Africa
- Manages over four million lives
- Utilises hyper-automation, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning
Outputs (products and services)
- Claims processing: Automated claims adjudication and high straight-through processing rates
- Customer service: Enhanced digital platforms for member interaction, including online and mobile technologies
- Health risk management: Programmes that identify and manage clinical and financial risks to lower healthcare costs
- VirtualCare: Provides safe and affordable virtual consultations with registered medical professionals
- Hospital benefit management: Digital engagement system for hospital authorisations and claims
- Healthcare Professional Portal (HCP): Our HCP portal is a web-based digital tool designed to help healthcare practitioners and their staff simplify and speed up many administrative tasks
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Management of full medicine spend for our client schemes
- Comprehensive presence in the pharmaceutical value chain, including manufacturing, wholesale, importing, marketing, distribution and courier services
Outputs (products and services)
- Wholesale and distribution: Delivering medicines to urban and rural areas through Pharmacy Direct
- Medicine cost management: Scriptpharm manages medication and provides drug utilisation reviews
Areas of strength and differentiation
- Integrated employee wellness and occupational health services
- Primary care and gap cover solutions
- Focused on reducing employer healthcare costs
Outputs (products and services)
- Health and wellness programmes: Integrated solutions for employee health and wellness
- On-site clinics: Nurse-led primary healthcare clinics
- Disease management: Programmes for managing non-communicable diseases
- Wellness initiatives: Programmes to enhance employee wellbeing and productivity
- Sanlam Gap Cover and Primary Healthcare Insurance