Meet the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of Pulamed.
Ms. Matshediso Matome
Chairperson
Matshediso Matome’s career spans over 30 years in various areas of healthcare including patient care, policy, healthcare financing, health risk management and academia.
Matshediso is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Botswana. Matshediso Matome started her career as a pharmacist in the Ministry of Health, first at Princess Marina Hospital and progressed to become Principal Pharmacist at the Botswana Essential Drug Action Programme (BEDAP). She then went on to join Associated Fund Administrators (AFA) in 2003 where she served in various capacities including Claims Manager and later Health Risk Manager until 2019 when she left AFA to join the University of Botswana. As Claims Manager Matshediso was responsible for ensuring that claims were processed timeously and in accordance with scheme rules, as well as overseeing service provider relations. During her tenure as Claims Manager, she oversaw implementation of a rules-based claims processing system in preparation for automated claims submission by service providers. In her role as a Health Risk Manager, Ms. Matome was responsible for developing and overseeing implementation of interventions aimed at promoting access to evidence based and cost-effective health services whilst ensuring that health and clinical outcomes for scheme members were not compromised. Matshediso has served in various Boards and Committees including as President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Botswana and was a member of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana. She is currently the chairperson for the Pharmacovigilance Advisory Committee. She is also a member of Board of Directors for Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority (BoMRA).