Dr K. Ganasen offers evidence-based, Mental Health & Wellness solutions to individuals and corporate clients. We will meet your individual needs and navigate holistic treatment approaches, with fluidity, from problem to solution-focused strategies.

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge” – Stephen Hawking

Our mind is the final frontier of the human body. Mainstream medicine adheres to evidence-based scientific practice. Similar to other fields of scientific exploration, the more we learn about the brain and mind, the more we are humbled by how much is still unknown. However, modern medicine has evolved through the efforts and sacrifices of some of humanity’s greatest figures. We are living through unprecedented times in medicine, and especially in Psychiatry. The effects of a Pandemic, challenge us to rapidly adjust and adapt, we are required to be more aware of our mental health and well-being.

I believe that healthcare delivery can be managed better and we need to evolve toward delivery models in a considered evidence-based and responsible manner. There are periods in human history when people and scientific fields have had to adapt to an inevitable change. It may be an adjustment to the zeitgeist, or it may be a period of renaissance, but in essence, it’s a change to the status quo, toward a need that must be met. One does not need to be an idealist, to have an ideal to strive toward.

I do not believe that business and politics should have so much influence over a clinician’s decision, in real-world evidence-based, clinical settings. The “Fee-For-Service’ model will be largely phased out in South Africa it seems, when the National Health Insurance (NHI) model of healthcare delivery is eventually implemented. I believe that a ‘Value-Based-Care’ healthcare delivery model if managed properly, could improve access to a better quality of mental healthcare to more people in South Africa. However, I also believe that there will still be a smaller but significant role for “Fee-For-Service”, in the private sector of the population.

The future of medicine must rapidly shift to early screening and intervention, and disease prevention, with an emphasis on wellness and maintaining treatment plan compliance within a lifestyle of well-being at the centre. I believe this paradigm shift is the future of healthcare.