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Urban-rural inequalities will hamper a successful NHI

News

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.

Amy Green
April 10, 2019

Health staff shortages make NHI a ‘pipe dream’

News

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.

Amy Green
December 12, 2018

Weak economy compromises health service delivery – SAHR

Health Systems

While state-owned enterprises get frequent billion rand bail-outs and state corruption may have cost R100-billion, the public health sector is under massive pressure to cut costs – and this is threatening healthcare.

kerrycullinan
August 24, 2017

Role-players don’t see eye-to-eye on the NHI

News

Even among those who support the implementation of universal health coverage in the form of a National Health Insurance (NHI) there is disagreement on what the shift will mean especially for private medical schemes, writes AMY GREEN for HEALTH-E NEWS.

Amy Green
July 10, 2017

NHI white paper gazetted today

News

The National Health Insurance (NHI) white paper will finally be gazetted on Friday after being approved by Cabinet last week.

Amy Green
June 30, 2017

Grim findings after health facilities inspections

News

An inspection report of over 600 public health facilities makes grim reading – both because many facilities have deep-rooted problems and because the report is riddled with mistakes

kerrycullinan
April 18, 2017

NHI: more pragmatism and less ideology

Health Systems

As South Africa grapples with how to implement “universal health service” via the National Health Insurance, a specialist advises more pragmatism and less ideology.

kerrycullinan
May 30, 2016

‘Rural-proofing’ policy launched

Health, Health Systems

Rural health advocacy groups have developed guidelines aimed at ensuring that policy makers and government address the rural context when developing and implementing policies.

sibongilenkosi
January 30, 2015
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Presentation: NHI Sneak Preview – From Green to White Paper (2013)

Health, Health Systems

In this 2013 presentation, the Department of Health outlines legislative, governance and institutional reforms accompanying the National Health Insurance (NHI) as well as timeframes.

healthe
September 18, 2014

Call for Health-e citizen journalist applications

News, Our Health

Health-e News Service currently runs a citizen journalist programme in South Africa's 11 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts and we're looking for new journalists for the team.

healthe
October 30, 2013

Policy: South Africa’s Integrated School Health Programme

Health, Health Systems

Introduced in 2012, the policy aims to strengthen the country's school health services and forms the basis of South Africa's Integrated School Health Programme.

healthe
October 24, 2013

National department of health unveils rescue plan for Eastern Cape

Health

The national department of health has announced more than one billion rand to fix the Eastern Cape’s health system as an emergency task team unearths more problems.

lauralopez
September 20, 2013

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