"Combined, these risks create a distinctive risk profile for companies in this sector," says, Lynette Smit, a Business Continuity advisor at ContinuitySA. "The company's experience in both the public and private health care sectors shows that certain risks are particularly acute in South Africa and that many of them are overlooked. This may be because they are not directly related to the company's core business; however, they could have a huge potential impact on it."
The company believes that the following eight risks particularly affect the South African health care sector and should be factored into organisations' business continuity planning schedules.
ContinuitySA is one of Africa's leading provider of business continuity management and related services. For more information, go to www.continuitysa.com.