Business Talk – Old Mutual’s Dr Adil Khan on breaking down barriers between the financial and healthcare sectors
In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Dr Adil Khan discusses the opportunities for the financial and healthcare sectors to collaborate.
Khan is the Medical Research and Development Head at Old Mutual.
He boasts experience across medicine, public health, insurance, and digital health, making him well-equipped to lead the Medical Research and Development division at Old Mutual.
In his role, Khan leads projects that take emerging health technologies and clinical research and transform them into scalable solutions that provide tangible value to both customers and Old Mutual.
He is particularly interested in the role of preventative health, data-driven decision making, and healthcare technology in providing tangible value for customers, organisations, and healthcare systems.
Khan has a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from Stellenbosch University, and a Masters’ degree in Public Health from the University of Cape Town.
The interview
In this Business Talk interview, Khan discusses the unique position financial advisors have in protecting customers’ financial, physical, and emotional well-being at the same time.
He explains why it is problematic that businesses operating in industries like healthcare, insurance, and finance are often siloed to their specific industries.
Khan reveals how insurance providers like Old Mutual often perform their own health checks, blurring the line between the healthcare and financial industries.
He unpacks why this is valuable, and why further collaboration between the two industries could be hugely impactful for the average South African.
Khan also explains how Old Mutual is trying to break down the existing barriers and encourage more collaboration between industries, before explaining how technology can bridge the gap between industries particularly well.
He concludes the discussion by sharing an important message with the financial, insurance, and healthcare sectors in South Africa.
Watch the full interview with Dr Adil Khan, below.
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