BHF360° | DECEMBER 2021
accelerate. Adapt. disrupt. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
POPIA COMPLIANCE
ETHICS & GOVERNANCE
Learning Opportunities at the
BHF Leadership Academy T
he BHF Leadership Academy launched the following workshops in 2021: A Women Empowerment Workshop; Ethics & Governance Training; POPIA Compliance Training for Medical Schemes and a customised In-house Trustee Development Programme. These workshops aim to equip the sector with essential tools to navigate the constantly evolving and complex healthcare ecosystem and be responsive to the needs of all health citizens.
Women Empowerment Workshop
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The Women Empowerment Workshop themed Empowered Women Empower Women – Building networks to accelerate gender equality in healthcare, was held in October 2021. Over 80 organisations from Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe attended this event. The workshop programme, which featured women who are trailblazers and experts in their various fields within the healthcare space, covered an array of topics around how women can be empowered and empower each other within the workforce. Key highlights from the session:
More than 60% of Africa’s healthcare workforce and providers are female, and in some cases the figures hit 80%, according to the 2021 Africa Foresight Report. The breakdown shows that 21.7% of white women are in top management positions, compared to 6.8% of black/African women, 2.9% of coloured women, and 5.8% of Indian women. This is one of the issues delegates raised at the recent Women Empowerment Workshop. Panellists at the BHF workshop agreed that there is power in networking, but that women often find it difficult to step out of their comfort zones to engage in such activities compared to their male counterparts.
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