Zweli Mkhize on the NHI
KwaZulu-Natal premier and chair of the ANC's health and education committee Dr Zweli Mkhize responds to the NHI debate in this piece which was published on Sunday and also appears in the party's newsletter.
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Zille enters NHI debate
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille enters the National Health Insurance debate in her weekly newsletter South Africa Today. She argues that NHI would deepen the failure of public health and reduce the benefits of private health.
Who watches the watchdog: NHI’s centralised complaints unit sparks concern
The Health Ombudsman Professor says his office will collaborate with the NHI Complaints Management unit to avoid duplication.
White Paper fuzzy on how to get private doctors’ buy-in
We’ve finally been given government’s blue-print for how it plans to marry the private and public health sectors – the NHI White Paper. But many areas are fuzzy, particularly how it will persuade private doctors to work in a system that is likely to mean more work and less pay.
Where are the children in the NHI?
Child and adolescent health needs a strong champion in the NHI, as the current policy framework is skewed towards adult burden of disease and efficacy of services.
What’s the function of pharmacists in the NHI?
The pharmacy profession plays a critical role in the National Health Insurance (NHI), says the department of health.
Urban-rural inequalities will hamper a successful NHI
Rural areas bear the brunt of healthcare worker shortages and this inequality needs to be solved, before any form of National Health Insurance (NHI) is possible.
Unemployed health workers, NHI and PEPFAR: considerations for a revised budget
Despite resistance from the business community, parts of the private health sector, and political parties in the Government of National Unity, the ANC remains resolute in its commitment to the NHI.
Tshwane residents know little about NHI
More than a year after the National Health Insurance pilot was launched in South Africa, Tshwane District communities still have no or little knowledge of what it means. This is despite the fact that Tshwane is one of the pilot districts for the NHI.
Trust in health system key to NHI success
There is a crisis of trust in our health care system. Every day yet another group laments their lack of trust in 'the system', be they patients, doctors, nurses, wage negotiators or commentators. By Lucy Gilson.
Treasury need to come to NHI party: McIntyre
CAPE TOWN - There is going to be a 'serious fight to get what we want in our health system' and while the National Health Insurance (NHI) Green Paper was steering matters in the right direction health care delivery can't go from 'horrible to wonderful' overnight, health economist Professor Di McIntyre cautioned.
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.
The NHI will not fix bad healthcare for the poor
Over the last few months, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has been studying the government's National Health Insurance (NHI) proposal and have also held a series of workshops with key stakeholders from government, civil society and the healthcare industry. Read their position paper on an alternative to NHI here.
The BHF proposal
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by DR CLARENCE MINI.
Ten years later: The NHI must prioritise sexual and reproductive health
Reproductive justice is a win-win situation where everyone benefits and a South Africa universal health coverage funding model should ensure this, writes Marion Stevens.