#NHIPublicHearings: ‘Addressing inequality is long overdue’
The proceedings in Piketberg and Khayelitsha highlighted the cries of farmworkers and people living in townships.
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#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.
#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?
People, policy and politics: Soweto residents weigh in on the NHI
As it stands, the National Health Insurance is both contentious and revered. In Gauteng, both citizens and government workers attempt to sort fact from fiction.
Putting the ‘U’ back into Universal Health Care: Do South Africans know what the NHI is?
While the country’s draft policy for bringing universal health care to all bewilders many, long waiting times at health facilities, drug shortages and clinics not operating for 24 hours, remain the biggest concerns they face.
Alarm over NHI Bill
Members of the country’s biggest medical aid scheme — government employees — are concerned about the implementation of universal healthcare.
Compact will ensure quality healthcare, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Presidential Health Compact on Thursday, calling it a turning point for the healthcare sector.
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.
World Health Day: Healers face burnout
In just three months at least three South African anaesthesiologists have taken their lives, reported the South African Society of Anaesthesiologist’s (SASA) Natalie Zimmelman who said the profession was facing a mental health crisis.
Health department accused of xenophobia
After a second provincial circular came to light instructing health facilities to charge non-citizens in full for services, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has vehemently denied it is fuelling xenophobic sentiments.
Health department accused of xenophobia
After a second provincial circular came to light instructing health facilities to charge non-citizens in full for services, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has vehemently denied it is fuelling xenophobic sentiments.
Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
SA’s HIV score: ‘A’ for meds, ‘F’ for condoms
While South Africa has increased HIV spending at district level with stellar results, access to condoms has plummeted, according to the latest District Health Barometer (DHB).
Health staff shortages make NHI a ‘pipe dream’
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.