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The chairman of the Medical Schemes Council (CMS), Clarence Mini, died from Covid-19, the regulator’s spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
CMS is a statutory body charged with safeguarding the R160bn medical scheme industry and the 8.9 million lives it covers.
Mini’s death exacerbates the recent loss of institutional memory at CMS, which was emptied in the past year by a series of events that culminated in the exodus of a group of senior managers whose contracts were not renewed after the end of the last year. March 31st. It also faces scrutiny from the Special Investigation Unit.
Mini brought strong experience in the private sector to his role at CMS, as he was previously chairman of the SA Medical Care Founders Board, one of the country’s leading industry associations for medical plans and managers, and had been a member of the Board of Directors of Medical Employees. Scheme (GEMS).
He also worked in the public sector, serving as the chief medical officer for the municipality of Port Elizabeth. He served on numerous boards and was co-chair of the National AIDS Convention on SA, which wrote the first national plan for HIV / AIDS in SA.
A medical doctor by training, Mini was appointed chairman of the CMS council by former health minister Aaron Motsoaledi. His term was due to end in September, according to CMS spokeswoman Grace Khoza.
“He had the most extraordinary and inspiring work ethic and had a strong focus on caring for common members,” he said.
As of Tuesday, there have been 11,350 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA, and 206 deaths.
Mini is survived by his wife Nancy and their children Yandi and Nomhle.
To update: May 12, 2020
This article has been updated at all times.
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