Spotlight on NHI: Money and the politics of aspiration
NHI is to be implemented in a context of dismal economic fundamentals, but there is nevertheless considerable reason for hope, writes leading health economist Susan Cleary.
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Right of reply | Strengthening public mental health services in South Africa
Yogan Pillay of the Department of Health responds to recent articles in Spotlight and Business day relating to mental health services in South Africa.
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OPEN LETTER | Dear Premier Zamani Saul, the Northern Cape health system is in your hands.
“By accepting your appointment as Premier, you have become the custodian of a rough diamond. It is now in your hands whether it will reach its full potential and become a sparkling gem or remain a dusty stone.”
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Uganda’s Constitutional Court hears a Landmark Maternal Health case
In what many describe as a landmark case, Uganda’s Constitutional Court will hear a case which challenges the government’s failure to stop the high number of women who die while giving birth.
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Dr Zweli Mkhize: People living with HIV must tell us what is needed
Address by Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize at the opening of the 9th South African AIDS Conference.
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How does the roles of MECs differ from those of heads of departments?
There is often confusion about the differing roles of MECs for Health and heads of provincial departments of health. Tendai Mafuma lays out the differences.
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Weight gain with new antiretrovirals: Its complicated
The ARV dolutegravir will soon become part of standard first line HIV treatment in South Africa. Two leading experts discuss what we do and do not know about dolutegravir and weight gain.
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Silicosis: The names in Paragraph 7
Photographer Thom Pierce reflects on the news that 10 out the original 56 applicants in the silicosis class action have died. Pierce was a key part of a team that created the “Price of Gold” exhibition.
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Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Circulars on migrants may be a sign of things to come
The first few days of March 2019 must have been a time of great uncertainty for migrants in South Africa in need of health care services. Circulars by the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal health departments said that all non-South Africans, other than refugees, would from now on have to pay in full for all health care…
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Four healthcare priorities for South Africa’s budget
Russell Rensburg of the Rural Health Advocacy Project outlines four healthcare priorities for today’s critical budget.
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UN Committee finds austerity measures implemented in SA “may further worsen inequalities”
The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has called for more inclusive economic policies and a review of fiscal policy to enable government to meet its Constitutional and international human rights obligations. But is Tito Mboweni willing to take a tip based on international law? Sadly, it seems unlikely, writes Mark Heywood.
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Make the health system, not health politics, a priority in this SONA
South Africa has been “on the brink” of major health system change for almost a decade. National Health Insurance (NHI) has been the buzz-phrase for years, but somehow it is still one of the most elusive policies of our time and it is made less tangible with each iteration of the policy. Sasha Stevenson and…
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