Team Members

COHSASA is based in Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. While most of its employees are based at the head office, there are several staff who are independent, off-site surveyors.

The following is a list of our departments and the people in them. For specific queries, please go to the CONTACT US section of the website.

CEO, MD

PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO CEO

Mrs Betina van der Merwe – PA to Professor Stuart Whittaker

KEY PHARMACCESS FOUNDATION (Netherlands) COLLEAGUES

Professor Tobias Rinke de Wit – Director Advocacy, Technology and Research at PharmAccess Foundation and COHSASA Board Member and seconded to COHSASA from PharmAccess as the Director of Research and Business Development.
Dr Nicole Spieker – Programme Director Quality, PharmAccess Foundation
Mr Jan Willem Marees – Director Operations & Finance at PharmAccess Foundation, Netherlands
Mr Cees Hesp – Chief Technology Officer, PharmAccess Foundation

RECEPTION

Ms. Nomhle Ludaka – Clerical Assistant

OPERATIONS

Ms. Jacqui Stewart – Deputy CEO and Chief Operations Manager
Ms. Cheryl Adams – Operations Coordinator

RESEARCH AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Professor Tobias Rinke de Wit – Director
Paddy Clark – PA to Professor Rinke de Wit

STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION AND FIELDWORK

COMMUNICATIONS

Ms Marilyn Keegan – Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Helena Tredoux – Manager

INFORMATICS

MANAGERS
Dr Ziyanda Vundle – Informatics Manager
Mr Jalaloedien Abrahams – Systems Development Manager

INFORMATICS STAFF
Mrs Nadine Joubert – Helpdesk/Databank supervisor
Mrs Kefuoe Qwela – Helpdesk/Databank clerk
Ms. Mamela Nontshakaza – Helpdesk/Databank clerk
Mrs Noleen Davids – Helpdesk/Databank clerk
Mrs Mtisunge Silungwe – Informatics Assistant
Mr Wazeer Bassadien – Informatics Assistant

FINANCE

Elsa Wiehman – Accounts Manager
Elsa Potts – Accounts Assistant
Laetitia Jackson – Administrative Assistant

STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Mrs Lyn Rayment – Coordinator
Dr Grace Labadarios – General and Family Practice Accreditation Standards Coordinator

ADVERSE EVENTS

Mrs Petro de Beer – AIMS Coordinator
Mrs Colleen Delbridge – AIMS Assistant

SURVEY UNIT

 Dr Giel van Schalkwyk – Chief Surveyor

QUALITY ADVISORS/SURVEYORS

Mr Chris Bloem     
Ms. Edith Palmer-Harrington      
Mrs Ingrid James       
Mrs Lyn Rayment     
Ms. Petra Sewing    
Mrs Petro de Beer      
Mr Riël le Roux    
Mrs Saskia Blakeway   
Dr Ziyanda Vundle

EDITORS

Mrs Betty Glazer
Mrs Colleen Delbridge
Ms Paddy O’Leary

HOUSEKEEPING

Mrs. Puleng Myeni