Expanding Access to Affordable Healthcare

Maria Makhabane, Chief Growth Officer at Discovery Health, shares her insights on expanding access to affordable healthcare in South Africa. In this interview, she explains Discovery Health's initiatives, such as FlexiCare, a prepaid healthcare product that provides essential medical services to underserved communities. Maria emphasises the importance of creating long-term healthcare solutions for those outside the traditional medical scheme environment, focusing on quality, affordability, and accessibility. She also discusses how these initiatives align with the broader national goal of universal healthcare, contributing to the ongoing development of the National Health Insurance (NHI) framework.