NHI in a time of mistrust
A panel discussion on the National Health Insurance (NHI) during The Gathering 2020 zoomed in on mistrust as a fundamental crack in South Africa’s engagement and discourse on NHI and the NHI Bill.
A new normal where SheDecides: What needs to happen to get there?
By Robin Gorna I want to live in a world where every girl and every woman can decide what to do with her body, her life, and with her future.…
No silver bullet for bridging SA’s healthcare divide, say delegates at hospital conference
With South Africa’s healthcare system facing a myriad challenges, experts at a health conference have put forward a range of practical solutions to address some of the country’s pressing issues. Ufrieda Ho rounds up some of the proposed solutions to improve patient care, including the use of public-private partnerships.
ANALYSIS: Mixed feelings about NHI at public health conference
National Health Insurance (NHI) was one of the hot topics at the 2022 Public Health Association of South Africa Conference recently held in Durban. While several speakers and attendees expressed support for the principles underpinning NHI, many also expressed reservations. Elri Voigt assesses what the conference told us about the views of some of South Africa’s public health experts on NHI.
Looking back to look forward: the next 21 years of the Constitution
On 10 December 2017 the Constitution Hill Trust marked the 21 years since the signing of our Constitution by holding a lekgotla in the foyer of the Constitutional Court. Present were a rare combination of judges, former judges, lawyers (past present and future), politicians, activists and school children. On a stormy Highveld afternoon, in the shadow of the Johannesburg version of the Arch for the Arch, they debated the achievements and failings of the Constitution, as well as our relationship with it. Below is an edited version of comments made by Mark Heywood, the Director of SECTION27.
No end to AIDS without the beginning of a new world
Open Letter to AIDS Activists across the Globe – By Mark Heywood
Episode 2: Life Esidimeni revisited
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In episode 2 we catch up with the processes around the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Christine Nxumalo discusses what further action the families are hoping for. Tendai Mafuma provides fascinating insights into the prospects for criminal liability. Mark Heywood gives his views on the politics surrounding the case and what that means for accountability.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Wrongs: What do we need to do to get them right? – An activist perspective: Part 1
In a two-part article, Mark Heywood and Thuthu Mbatha, attempt to ask, and suggest some answers to, the hard and painful questions arising from the articles in Spotlight.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Wrongs: What do we need to do to get them right? – An activist perspective: Part 2
Part 1 in the series ends with the statement that we have become complicit with a horrendous status quo. We kick off Part 2 with some suggestions about how we can change this.
New Emergency, New urgency
By Nomatter Ndebele – Following a 10 000-strong activist march on the first day of the International AIDS conference in Durban, the Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 hosted a press conference to outline the strategy of the activist groups beyond the conference.
The Circus is Coming to Town: End the Rhetoric, Start the Revolution
In two months the international AIDS jamboree will arrive in Durban for a four-day conference on the state of the global AIDS epidemic.
NHLS crisis draws blood
The 2014 South African HIV Clinicians Society conference was plastered with a guerrilla sticker campaign: ‘Saving the NHLS = saving lives’. The National Health Laboratory Service – a national asset…