The NHI is enacted: Five things you need to know
The passing of the NHI bill has been met by alarm from the private health industry in the country, and disappointment among some critics for its accommodation of medical insurance.
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Gugulethu residents march for access and better healthcare facilities
The protestors demand the building of a district hospital in Gugulethu as the day hospital is not adequately equipped.
Migrants in South Africa have access to healthcare: why it’s kicking up a storm
A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders Zimbabwe – berating a Zimbabwean woman who was seeking healthcare. Responses have been divided. Some have called for Phophi Ramathuba to step down on the grounds that verbally abusing a patient was out of order. Others have supported her, saying she reflects the sentiments of South Africans living in the area. The Conversation Africa spoke to Kudakwashe Vanyoro, who has done research on the treatment of migrants in South Africa’s healthcare sector, to unpack the issue.
Numsa members want no deal with Sizwe Medical Aid
Sizwe Medical Aid in the experience of dissenting auto workers has failed to pay doctors’ bills and bankrupted members.
Cape Town residents voice their views on the NHI
Scores of Cape Town residents shared their views on the NHI as the public hearings on the draft bill to implement universal healthcare continue in the Western Cape.
We did the sums on South Africa’s mental health spend. They’re not pretty
South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National […]
South Africa’s healthcare system can’t afford to ignore migration
Reflecting global trends, most migration in South Africa is internal – people moving between the country’s different provinces. South Africa is also home to a […]
Adherence is delaying HIV elimination targets. What’s needed to break the cycle
As 2020 draws closer, the deadline to end AIDS by 2030 looms large. The aim is to achieve the ambitious targets of “90-90-90”. That is, 90% […]
Why fixing primary health care is crucial to making South Africa healthier
By some measures – healthy life expectancy, obesity and depression, among others – South Africa is the unhealthiest country on earth. That’s a sobering fact to […]
Inquiry sets out how parts of the private health care sector in South Africa can be fixed
A Health Market Inquiry into South Africa’s private health care sector has established that the market is dominated by a few players. In such an […]
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: the view of PHM-SA
The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM) supports the NHI, but with some reservation.
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