A Tale of Two Sectors
The latest presentations on NHI from government and other role players from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference. This presentation by Barry Childs.
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A call for frank public debate
OPINION:Since the ANC'€™s announcement last week that a national health insurance (NHI) will be pursued, we have once again seen claims that an NHI is unaffordable and that the whole idea should be consigned to the garbage bin. However, South Africa can have a health system that makes us proud and serves everyone, rich and poor, in an equitable manner.
10 things you need to know about the NHI
Officials from the health department briefed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on the National Health Insurance (NHI) today. The NHI aims to provide access to quality and affordable health services to meet patients’ healthcare needs. Last week, the National…
10 questions about Sizani Universal Healthcare — the DA’s answer to NHI
The Democratic Alliance has been fiercely opposed to the National Health Insurance Bill. But the official opposition party’s alternative leaves many unanswered questions. Eleanor Whyle, Manya van Ryneveld and Leanne Brady break it down.
#NHIPublicHearings: Vhembe residents weigh in on the bill
Limpopo residents raise burning issues as the National Health Insurance public hearings kick off in the province.
#NHIPublicHearings: KwaZulu Natal has polarising views on the Bill
While many showed fervent support for the proposed legislation, the parliamentary committee was also was met with scepticism over the funding of the National Health Insurance (NHI).
#NHIPublicHearings: Could the NHI be the messiah the Eastern Cape needs?
The province’s health system has been reported to be one of the worst in the country and residents live in hope that it will change with the National Health Insurance.
#NHIPublicHearings: Broken healthcare systems come to the fore
Gauteng, the last province to host National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill public hearings, is NHI ready, according to the Gauteng Health MEC who sat down with us in an exclusive interview. But how do residents feel about the NHI Bill’s progress?
#NHIPublicHearings: Bill receives mixed feelings in Mopani District
The continuous inadequate delivery of health services is a cause of concern for many residents as polarising views on the NHI surface.
#NHIPublichearings: ‘The NHI will save the North West from the corrupt department of health.’
Like other public hearings, residents want their facilities to be fixed before the implementation of the NHI Bill.
#NHIPublicHearings: ‘First fix the issues, then implement the NHI’
While the majority of Gauteng residents want the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to be implemented as soon as possible, they also want the government to not shy away from the serious healthcare system challenges the province faces.
#NHIPublicHearings: ‘Don’t say that the government doesn’t do anything for you’
Much like at the hearings before this one, residents demand the current public healthcare facilities to be fixed first.
#NHIPublicHearings: ‘Addressing inequality is long overdue’
The proceedings in Piketberg and Khayelitsha highlighted the cries of farmworkers and people living in townships.
#NHIPublicHearings: Four down, five to go, what have we learned so far?
Across the provinces, the hearings reveal that people do in fact know what they want from a functional health system that serves their needs. But we have to ask, have people been adequately educated about the bill?
#NHIPublicHearings: Bloemfontein has its say on the NHI bill
Although a number of people in Bloemfontein support National Health Insurance Bill, they demand quality healthcare services first.