24 February 2010

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Experts try to find solutions for SA health woes

A paper is described as an overview discussion document to establish "the progress and challenges in the efforts to improve health in South Africa since 1994" was recently presented to health leaders in South Africa. The report commissioned by the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation also outlines possible answers and directions that government should take on future health policy, including national health insurance. The report can be read here.
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Khayelitsha shows the way

The Khayelitsha programme has been held up as a best practice model across the world. A report attempts to summarise the various programmes and shows among others that antiretroviral therapy is feasible in poor settings, antenatal HIV prevalence can be stabilised and a decentralised, nurse-led service is possible. Read the full report here.
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