Taz Emeran-Thomas, 30, is the chief operating officer at Med-e-Screen, which provides affordable and accessible healthcare to under-resourced communities in the form of a cloud-enabled backpack that screens 10 of the most common diseases and delivers results to the patient within 20 minutes.
In addition to that, Med-e-Screen empowers unemployed healthcare workers with the skills and resources needed to be successful entrepreneurs and launch their own practices. Taz, who says she is inspired by God, her 15-year-old son and “the desire to create a better quality of life for the people of South Africa, starting with improving healthcare”, is excited by changing the face of healthcare as we know it.
“In order to rebuild South Africa and improve the unemployment rate we need to create more entrepreneurs. The people of South Africa deserve affordable, accessible and quality healthcare, so it is up to us to find innovative ways to make this happen,” she says. Taz believes that the future of South Africa is in the hands of the youth, who need to be encouraged to be entrepreneurial and given them the support they need. A quote that inspires her is: “God put a Goliath in front of you because He sees a David inside of you.”
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand
Med-e-Screen initiative.
Providing affordable and accessible healthcare to under-resourced communities in the form of a cloud-enabled backpack that screens 10 of the most common diseases and delivers results to the patient within 20 minutes. Empowering unemployed healthcare workers with the skills and resources needed to be successful entrepreneurs and launch their own private practices.
Dr Phetla — she taught me a lot of crucial things regarding self-worth and believing in myself. She has taught me to value myself; she’s my life coach.
Phillip Mostert is my business mentor and life coach. He took me under his wing and gave me a seat at the table to be COO of Med-e-Screen. He has significantly impacted my life and saw the potential in me before I saw it in myself.