Providing Affordable Healthcare in an NHI environment
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This contribution by Dr Skhumbuzo Ngozwana.
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Defining Healthcare Packages in the NHI
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by JOE SEOLOANE, curator of Pro Sano Medical Scheme.
The role of administrators, restricted and open schemes in the NHI environment
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by BLUM KHAN.
Ambitious NHI timeline leaves little space for public comment
Government publishes an ambitious timetable for preparing health institutions for the National health Insurance scheme - but leaves virtually no space for public comment
High maternal & child deaths ‘€˜not acceptable’€™ Living with AIDS # 404
About 60 000 children under five die in South Africa every year. Many women die from pregnancy or child-birth related complications, often exacerbated by HIV. The Health Department wants to change the pattern.
Promises. Promises. Why the National Health Insurance plan needs hard numbers
An article that appeared in the Business Day, September 4 unpacks the costs attached to implementing the ANC'€™s recently proposed NHI.
Protecting mothers, sisters & partners from HIV
Non-governmental organisations have raised concern over the lack of female condoms claiming that it undermines efforts to curb new infections.
Minister vows to address maternal and child deaths
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi declared war on maternal and child deaths at a summit held recently in Johannesburg.
ANC’s NHI proposal
The ANC has been meeting behind closed doors to shape a new health system for the country. While stakeholders and the public have debated the possible shape of a National Health Insurance scheme discussion among the ANC's task team has been behind closed doors. Health-e was recently leaked the 68-page policy proposal sent by the ANC's NHI task team to the party's Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe.
Health Minister shares insights on H1N1
Following a meeting in China and one held here in South Africa in recent weeks, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, told the media about developments around the treatment of H1N1 flu.
Wits launches ‘€˜Centre for Rural Health’€™
Health care in rural areas is set to get a major boost. This follows the launch of the Centre for Rural Health by Wits University, in Johannesburg, recently.
A diagnosis of SA’€™s health system Living with AIDS # 402
Respected medical journal, the Lancet, has published a special series of articles assessing the challenges of the South African health system. HIV and Tuberculosis, plus a lack of progress in achieving the health'€“related MDGs are shown to be two of the biggest health threats in the country.
Steady growth in chronic diseases
Although South Africa is overwhelmed by infectious diseases, there has also been a steady increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), often as a result of changing lifestyles.
Lethal cocktail of epidemics
A special series of the Lancet focusing on South Africa spells out in painful detail how many of our health indicators are the worst in the world. But while our health system is littered with lost opportunities, the Zuma government brings the possibility of real progress, argue the series authors. Kerry Cullinan reports.
‘€˜The paradox of apparent progress yet worsening health outcomes’€™
Despite the health of women and children being a priority for the democratically elected government, South Africa is one of only 12 countries in the world where the mortality rate for our children has got worse since 1990.