Born out of a collective of professionals from the health funding industry, who recognised the need for a collective voice, the Health Funders Association was formed to be the platform for engagement and innovation in the interest of the health funding industry.
Established in 2015, the Health Funders Association (HFA) is a non-profit organisation representing stakeholders involved in the funding of private healthcare in South Africa.

The HFA is a representative organization committed to serving the best interests of its members by being responsive, relevant and dynamic in addressing issues pertinent to the private healthcare funding.The HFA stands for equitable, rational and cost-effective representation of its member organisations.It will act as the ‘voice’ of its members to diligently and respectfully carry out their mandate.The HFA will conduct itself with integrity, upholding high ethical and professional standards, in support of the development and viability of the private healthcare funding industry.

HFA members enjoy a myriad of benefits which enable them to be at the forefront of new developments in the private healthcare funding arena.Through membership of HFA, the views of members on critical issues within the industry, such as the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB) review, the Solvency Framework, the Beneficiary Registry and National Health Insurance (NHI) are represented to policy makers and other key stakeholders.