WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER DAVIES

Nobody enjoys going in to hospital for treatment, but Nozala Health Partners’ commitment to patient satisfaction means there is no cause for concern

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In spite of all the trials and tribulations life throws at us, staying fit and healthy remains society’s main concern. However, having appropriate medical cover can often be expensive or out-of-reach, with several individuals forced to ignore their problems and carry on regardless. This can lead to long-term illnesses and all manner of damaging consequences.

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For over 100 years, GE Healthcare has been at work with a

range of healthcare providers – including Ministries of Health

- to develop and deliver comprehensive solutions to uniquely

African healthcare challenges.

Together with our global $6B healthymagination initiative, we

are committed to increasing access to more affordable and

high quality healthcare across the continent.

Today, GE is proud to offer a range of integrated healthcare

systems, medical diagnostics, performance and healthcare

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outcomes, operational effectiveness and improved patient

safety. With the patient at the heart of what we do, our

offerings include those designed to translate in both high and

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we remain focused on nurturing sustainable partnerships and

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With a commitment to providing quality and affordable

healthcare in South Africa and the rest of the African

Continent, Nozala Health Partners hopes this never

becomes an issue for the patients of its network of private hospitals

and medical professionals.

“From our perspective, we want to work alongside the local people

with an objective of taking healthcare to the wider communities of

South Africa,” asserts Tony Lundin , executive director, Nozala Health

Partners. “We are moving into areas where there are no hospitals or

access to private healthcare is limited.”

For Tony, the organisation’s cohesive and comprehensive

approach to providing dedicated healthcare solutions across the

country is what makes Nozala Health Partners so successful.

“What principally differentiates us is that we have a fully

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the expansion, development and modernisation of private hospitals in

Southern Africa.

The company itself is a joint venture between Nozala Investments,

a broad based women’s empowerment group, and Health Partners,

a South African and UK healthcare company with over 40 years

experience in managing both public and private sector hospitals. But

just over two years after inception, Nozala Health Partners’ strength

in the market grew after the Government Employees Pension Fund

(GEPF), administered by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC),

decided to take up a 30% share in the organisation.

Since then the company has gone from strength to strength, but

still remains firmly committed to its objective of providing superior

healthcare to every individual that passes through a hospital’s doors.

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integrated business model where we will provide equally for both

primary and acute health services in each of our facilities going

forward,” he says.

History and operationsHaving been involved in the medical industry for over 15 years,

with previous projects extending across Europe, the Middle East and

Africa, Tony is vastly experienced when it comes to providing specialist

healthcare and consultancy solutions. Previously, Tony worked in

the UK as financial director of Netcare’s hospital division and was

instrumental in the company’s acquisition of General Healthcare

Group, also known as BMI. When his tenure came to an end, Tony

called upon previous contacts and networks to meet the demand for

Nozala Health Partners is also dedicated to long-term solutions, with

projects generally lasting a minimum of 10 years. From the beginning

of a project and opening of a hospital, right through to the ongoing

management of a facility, Nozala Health Partners remains loyal and

steadfast.

With such expertise in the market, the company is frequently

required by other professional organisations for assistance as Tony

reveals: “We undertake a fair amount of transaction advisory services

across Africa on behalf of the public sector, government, and even

private equity firms. We advise clients on the viability, feasibility,

implementation and roll out of healthcare projects.”

People powerNozala Health Partners truly believes in the power of people

and encourages medicall practitioners, dentists and allied medical

professionals and healthcare specialists to invest in hospital

ownership for the benefit of the company and the individual. For far

too long healthcare professionals have been strategic slaves to the

local hospital groups in SA and it is about time that they now start to

focus on themselves and their patients.

“They are able to drive primary healthcare and footfall into a

hospital, which ultimately is converted into acute services over time,”

cites Tony. “We have all the controls to ensure there is no over-

servicing and that a patients care is not compromised. We find this to

be very beneficial to every one of the investments and developments

we are busy with.”

Nozala Health Partners also recognises that working in a hospital,

particular when it comes nursing, is very labour intensive and requires

skilled employees. With this in mind, the company is actively looking

to recruit, train and up-skill native nurses who have moved away in

search of work.

“We are encouraging the medical fraternity to come back to South

Africa,” says Tony. “This includes partnering with an extensive program

in the UK called the Homecoming Revolution, which already has a

long list of personnel who want to return. This program will include

upskilling, on the job and external training for nurses in South Africa.”

Continually looking to improve the capabilities of its staff, Nozala

Health Partners has teamed-up with education institutions for the

workforce’s benefit. “Through the University of Pretoria, we have

an affiliated Hospital Management Training Program to make sure

employees are capable of taking on the responsibility of running a

hospital,” cites Tony.”

Ongoing developmentsPushing forward with the development of new facilities, Tony

has adopted practices leant in Europe to help Nozala Health

Partners run as smoothly as possible while ensuring patients receive

straightforward and hassle free treatment.

“We invest in new technology so patients receive the same

standards of care they would previously, but don’t have to be in

hospital for a long period of time,” notes Tony. “We rely extensively

on same day surgeries, which is becoming the preferred norm in the

world of modern medicine. With new equipment and drug treatments,

we can ensure a patient does not have to lie in a hospital bed longer

than necessary.”

As concerns over the standard of public healthcare continue to

rise, more and more people are beginning to plan for the future, with

Nozala Health Partners well positioned to capitalise on this emerging

private cover market. “A considerable percentage of the employed

population does not have easy access to healthcare, so this is a market

we are focusing on,” reveals Tony.

In October this year, Nozala Health Partners will open the 52 bed

Mthatha hospital located on the Eastern Cape around 200km outside

of East London. “It is in a densely populated area with the majority of

the workforce employed by the government and local administration

services, but there is only one private hospital in the area with people

having to travel 200km for alternative healthcare,” cites Tony.

Next year, Nozala Health Partners will open yet another facility,

a larger 125 bed hospital in Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga. “It

provides general healthcare services, but will also cater for our target

market and compete with other private hospitals where we believe

there is huge potential for success,” adds Tony.

Looking forwardAlthough Tony believes the future will be full of challenges, he

remains adamant that Nozala Health Partners won’t lose its primary

focus: “It is a hard slog, but we are building a healthcare group.”

“Whether this is for ourselves or clients it does not matter.

Ultimately, we are in the business of developing private healthcare

facilities. In five years, we envisage that we will open or have in

construction at least half a dozen hospitals.”

However, Nozala Health Partners is also looking at expansion

opportunities beyond the private sector as Tony reveals: “We embrace

the local government with the roll out of the national health insurance

plans where patients will have a choice of the hospital they’d like to be

treated in. It is important for us that we are accredited and become

one of the preferred providers of choice.”

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