
An NHI News Catch-Up, Post-SONA
An awful lot has been said and written about the National Health Insurance Act, universal health coverage, and healthcare sector reform, over the last two
An awful lot has been said and written about the National Health Insurance Act, universal health coverage, and healthcare sector reform, over the last two
A combination of a surge in chronic conditions in SA and young people who neglect to join medical aid is pushing up medical inflation, with
39 new jobs added to South Africa’s critical skills list – a massive boost for healthcare
The Hospital Association of South Africa notes with concern the negative effects of electricity load shedding on patients in hospitals around the country. Media reports
The Minister of Health today opened the EVDS vaccine registration system to over 60s, marking the imminent beginning of the mass vaccine rollout across South
The Sisonke vaccination programme has been expanded to include thirteen private hospitals around the country. The list of hospitals is included in the attachment below,
With thanks to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, here is a particular resource for doctors and medical staff that helps understand the processes and
Mortality due to low-quality health systems in the universal health coverage era: a systematic analysis of amenable deaths in 137 countries. Excerpt: “Our analysis shows that at all levels of development and across different scopes of insured services, poor quality of care will limit the mortality reduction possible from greater coverage. Countries pursing UHC must put better quality on par with expanded coverage if they are to substantially improve health.”
This first-ever joint global report from World Health Organization (WHO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank Group makes clear that
According to BusinessLive, renowned community health activist, Dr Sophia Kisting-Cairncross, was awarded the President of Convocation Medal at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The medal