Episode 49: Tackling inequality - Township clinics and private-public partnerships; with Alef Meulenberg

Coming up in today’s episode, we have a really thought-provoking interview with a social architect for positive change in South Africa, who launched an incredible NGO and mobile clinic initiative [Rhiza Babuyile] to drive better access to quality healthcare in South Africa and to reduce systemic inequality. We also have a dive into the annals of medical history to get you thinking laterally about the cost of innovation and discovery in medicine and invite you to share your thoughts on the parallels to today’s clinical spaces. As always it’s a privilege to equip and inspire you to be the best healthcare professional you can be. Diabetes and Insulin: Extra History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn4HvRkBbfk The Discovery of Insulin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk1D4VgM8jY Why Insulin isn't cheaper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CdydQNfAXE Alef Meulenberg was born and raised in the Netherlands, but has lived the majority of his adult life in South Africa. He’s passionate about contributing to solutions for socio-economic challenges like poverty, youth unemployment and socio-economic inequality through holistic developmental models. He does this out of neighbourly love and compassion for people who have historically been disenfranchised and disadvantaged. As an entrepreneur, it is his belief that market-creating innovation is truly able to move the needle when it comes to sustainable transformation. Alef is currently actively involved in developmental work through various board and executive positions he holds in organisations that are at the front-line of implementing social change in African communities. He has direct developmental experience in countries like South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, India and Brazil. His background is in business administration, education, non-profit management, leadership, philosophy and theology. Alef has over 16 years of practical experience in the for impact/non-profit sector. Links to our guest, Alef Meulenberg's projects: Rhiza Babuyile - https://r-b.org.za/ Township Fleva - https://townshipfleva.co.za/ Mobile Clinics - https://www.iol.co.za/news/feel-good/look-private-healthcare-at-an-affordable-rate-brought-to-the-township-a9a269f4-4aed-4780-bb0e-86a7f70423b1 Clinic launch in Diepsloot - https://sundayworld.co.za/news/rhiza-babuyile-launches-r5m-state-of-the-art-clinic-in-diepsloot/ Alef's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alef-meulenberg/ News24 article - https://www.news24.com/life/books/excerpt-businesses-can-rise-from-the-ashes-alef-meulenberg-shows-in-the-overcomers-20230128-3 Thank you to our sponsors! V Professional Services - https://vprofservices.com/ IndemniMed - https://www.indemnimed.co.za/