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About Universal Healthcare

About Universal Healthcare We are proud to say that Status Medical Aid Administrators and QA Care Plus are now officially running under the Universal Healthcare banner as Universal Healthcare Administrators and Universal Care respectively. The unification of these prestigious entities has led us to where we stand today – a healthcare services group that delivers nothing less than total service excellence, brought to you with an innovative edge.

While you may think that you have “heard it all before”, we believe that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and that by seizing the opportunity to unite ourselves with Universal Healthcare Administrators and Universal Care we have taken a giant leap towards our goal of providing more people with meaningful healthcare cover.

Part of giving you healthcare cover that really counts lies in adding value to your life in a multi-dimensional way. Our latest service offering, Universal 360° 360°, entitles you to the benefits in our range of diverse and truly superior partnerships, bringing total wellness closer to you.

We’ve broadened our universe to take you in a new direction - thank you for joining us on this new and exciting journey.

Universal Healthcare Founders

Universal Healthcare was founded by a trio of healthcare industry experts, Dr Johan Pretorius, Chief Executive Officer; Catharina Sevillano-Barredo, Chief Financial Officer and Prof. Jan van der Merwe, Non-Executive Chairman.

Dr. Johan Pretorius

Dr Johan Pretorius, Chief Executive Officer: Universal Healthcare Dr Johan Pretorius graduated in Medicine and Business Administration, and has served at senior management and CEO level in the healthcare industry for close on 20 years. He has considerable industry experience garnered within some of the top healthcare companies in South Africa. He was a founding member and former Medical and Operations Director of Medicross Healthcare Group prior to serving as founder member and CEO of two clinical contract research organisations involved in new medicines development for the pharmaceutical industry. Both of these two organisations continue today as successful subsidiaries of multi-national organisations. Later Johan joined Prime Cure where he played a major role in the successful turnaround of the company. Johan is the CEO of Universal Healthcare, of which he was also the founder member in 2007.

Catharina Sevillano-Barredo

Mrs Catharina Sevillano-Barredo, Chief Financial Officer: Universal Healthcare Catharina Sevillano-Barredo is a chartered accountant and founder of Sevillano Hausmann and Associates, a corporate advisory business. She is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the audit committee of Distell, and formerly served on the audit committees of the Department of Justice and the National Prosecuting Authority. She is also a former Non-Executive Director of Wiphold and Concor, and established the international office of SAPPI in London. Catharina has a successful track record within the merchant banking and healthcare industry and has been key in some significant healthcare acquisitions in South Africa. Catharina is the Chief Financial Officer and a co-founder of Universal Healthcare.

Prof. Jan van der Merwe

Prof Jan van der Merwe, Non-Executive Chairman: Universal Healthcare Professor Jan van der Merwe is a renowned academic and industry expert, and holds a number of prominent honorary fellowships at an international level. He has served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Pretoria, and was a former Vice-President of the Health Professions Council of SA. He served on the Medicines Control and various other statutory councils in healthcare. He has published work in more than 80 authoritative local and international medical journals. More recently he was medical advisor to the Council for Medical Schemes. Jan is the Non-Executive Chairman and a co-founder of Universal Healthcare.