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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.
Team Members
CEO, MD

Professor Stuart Whittaker, MBChB, FFCH (CM), MMed, MD, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa, is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of healthcare quality improvement. In South Africa, he has been recognised as one of the top 25 influential leaders in the health field and in 2008 received a South African Medical Association Award for Extra-Ordinary Services to Medicine.
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
Mr Cees Hesp – Chief Technology Officer, PharmAccess Foundation
Ms Annedien Plantenga - Senior Project Manager Quality, 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
Mrs Paddy Clark – PA to Professor Rinke de Wit
STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION AND FIELDWORK
Dr Ziyanda Vundle - Quality Improvement and Facilitation Manager
Mrs Roselyne October – Travel and Accounts Administrator
COMMUNICATIONS
Ms Marilyn Keegan – Manager
HUMAN RESOURCES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Ms Helena Tredoux – Manager
INFORMATICS
MANAGER
Mr Jalaloedien Abrahams – Informatics 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
Mrs Elsa Wiehman – Accounts Manager
Miss Laetitia Jackson – Accounts Assistant
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Dr Katrin Kleijnhans – Coordinator
Mr Riël le Roux - Assistant Coordinator
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
Dr Grace Labadarios – Standards Development Coordinator and Research Assistant
Mrs Lyn Rayment – Standards Development Officer
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
Dr Ziyanda Mgugudo
Dr Ziyanda Vundle
EDITORS
Ms Paddy O'Leary
Mrs Colleen Delbridge
Mrs Paddy Clark
HOUSEKEEPING
Mrs Puleng Myeni

