Legal challenges looming after Health Portfolio Committee’s adoption of largely unchanged NHI Bill
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Medtech vital for successful NHI implementation
Universal health coverage (UHC) through the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) fund cannot be achieved without the South African Medical...
Roy Watson
May 26, 2023
Not more money for health, but more health for money!
Countries on the African continent don’t need more money for health, but more health for money, African Health Business executive chairman, Dr Amit...
Roy Watson
May 26, 2023
Portfolio Committee on Health adopts ‘new’ NHI Bill
The National Health Insurance Bill has reached its final stages before it will finally be signed into law after the Portfolio Committee on Health...
Marietjie Van den Berg
May 26, 2023
Properly functioning state institutions needed!: Acting Public Protector
Reiterating the well-known fact that the public healthcare system is still under pressure to deliver services to about 80% of the population and that...
Roy Watson
May 24, 2023
Emphasis should now be on peer mentoring, not profiling
A carefully tailored peer mentoring intervention improves self-efficiency, self-management skills, medicine adherence, and clinical outcomes, among...
Roy Watson
May 23, 2023
National framework required to bolster health sector anti-fraud, -corruption initiatives
To mitigate the negative impact of fraud and corruption in the provision of patient-centric health care, South Africa needs a multi-stakeholder...
Roy Watson
May 23, 2023
Revolutionising Healthcare: Register now for first Smart Health Summit 1-2 June
The healthcare landscape is on the brink of a digital revolution, and the upcoming “Smart Health Summit” in Johannesburg, South Africa, is set to be...
Staff Writer
May 22, 2023
BHF Conference: Covid deepened SA’s mental health crisis to a national crisis
Cassey Chambers, SADAG’S Operations Director unpacked the state of the mental health crisis in South Africa at the 22nd annual Board of Healthcare...
Chris Bateman
May 19, 2023
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