CAPE TOWN - South Africa is very good at debating everything and not implementing anything, Dr Olive Shisana, a key advisor on South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) system told an international meeting on Healthcare in Africa today.
While the NHI aims to achieve universal access to quality healthcare for all, it has been widely contested and faces scrutiny.
Treasury officials have criticised the health department's lack of detail about how it aims to transform public hospitals in preparation for the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
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The high cost of private healthcare is directly responsible for the increases in medical aid premiums.
The group argues that the NHI fails to address the critical issues of governance in the public sector and equity in the private sector.
While price regulation might seem like a straightforward solution, experts argue that broader structural reforms are needed.
Every electoral ward is set to have a primary health care, nurse-driven team established as part of the National Health Insurance (NHI) system and specialist doctor teams will be assigned to districts where maternal and child mortality is high.
Universal health coverage (UHC) or National Health Insurance (NHI) will remain a “pipe dream” if human resources for health, especially in rural areas, aren’t urgently addressed.
The Health Ministry has condemned those who have criticised the speed at which the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is being processed, claiming they want to “delegitimising” the process.
The draft regulations on the NHI Fund’s governance sets out the structures and individuals responsible for managing and overseeing the Fund’s operations.
The Finance Minister announced that a NHI Fund will be set up this year in the next step towards universal health coverage.
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