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SOUTH AFRICA Summary - Columbia Pu…

(8 days ago) WebUniversal access to healthcare has become a global priority, and working toward the goal of National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa, to provide more equitable access to high quality individual health services, has reemerged as a popular …

https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/others/comparative-health-policy-library/south-africa-summary

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Health and Health Care in South Africa — 20 Years after …

(1 days ago) WebApproximately 16% of South Africans (8 million people) have private health insurance that provides access to health care from the remaining 70% of doctors who work full-time in the private sector

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr1405012

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Bridging the health inequality gap: an examination of …

(2 days ago) WebDespite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa remains racially and economically segregated. The country is beset by persistent social inequality, …

https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40249-021-00804-9

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Inequitable access to healthcare in Africa: …

(5 days ago) WebThis article takes issue with the suitability of Norman Daniels’ ethical approach to equity in healthcare, as summed up in the “Accountability for …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-021-01482-7

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The United Nations in South Africa Statement on the …

(7 days ago) WebPretoria, 15 May 2024 – The United Nations (UN) in South Africa welcomes the signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law and considers it as a significant …

https://southafrica.un.org/en/268758-united-nations-south-africa-statement-signing-south-african-national-health-insurance-bill

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Universal Access to Healthcare: The Case of South Africa …

(1 days ago) WebThe challenges of achieving greater equity in access to health and in health outcomes, in a middle-income country like South Africa, illustrate the magnitude of the …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32610714/

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REVIEW 6 Achieving high-quality and accountable …

(8 days ago) WebDevelopment Goals. In South Africa, the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) is a health-financing system that pools funds to provide access to quality health services for …

https://www.hst.org.za/publications/South%20African%20Health%20Reviews/06%20SAHR_2019_Achieving%20a%20high%20quality%20health%20system.pdf

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South Africa - World Health Organization

(6 days ago) WebThe right to health care is enshrined in South Africa’s constitution. In population coverage terms, South Africa's health system is dominated by the public health sector, while the …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/136874/ccsbrief_zaf_en.pdf?sequence=1

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2021-07 - Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing …

(7 days ago) WebHealthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency. 7 July 2021 - Russell Rensburg. Patients shouldn't be treated better simply because they can …

https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/opinion/2021/2021-07/healthcare-in-south-africa-how-inequity-is-contributing-to-inefficiency.html

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5 essential reads on migrant access to healthcare in South Africa

(Just Now) WebThe health minister for South Africa’s Limpopo province was recorded on video berating a Zimbabwean woman for crossing the border to access healthcare in …

https://theconversation.com/5-essential-reads-on-migrant-access-to-healthcare-in-south-africa-190257

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Inequities in access to health care in South Africa

(4 days ago) WebAchieving equitable universal health coverage requires the provision of accessible, necessary services for the entire population without imposing an …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/jphp.2011.35

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Internal migration and health in South Africa: determinants of

(7 days ago) WebIn South Africa, human geographic mobility is high as people engage in both permanent and temporary relocation, predominantly from rural to urban areas. Such …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10590-6

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SOUTH AFRICA Summary - Columbia Public Health

(8 days ago) WebThe current state of the health system is due to many epidemics and policies from the country’s eras such as colonial subjugation, apartheid, and the post-apartheid period. 14 …

https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/others/comparative-health-policy-library/south-africa-summary

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What Are Barriers and Contributing Factors Limiting …

(4 days ago) WebAfrica/Africa, barriers to healthcare in Southern Africa/Africa. Inclusion criteria were studies from 2015 to present and exclusion criteria were studies that were older than …

https://idun.augsburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2221&context=etd

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Improving access to healthcare in Africa Deloitte Africa

(6 days ago) WebUnequal access to healthcare has been a serious concern for many years; however, the COVID-19 pandemic turned a harsh spotlight on these inequalities. Africa ranks poorly …

https://www.deloitte.com/za/en/Industries/life-sciences-health-care/perspectives/improving-access-to-healthcare-in-africa.html

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(3 days ago) WebThe bill directs the transformation of the South Africa’s health care system to achieve universal coverage for health services and, through this, overcome critical socio …

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-law-elections-e1e15892eaa6efa51cc1bf14959d3453

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South African Public Primary Healthcare Services and Challenges

(2 days ago) WebThis current health system in South Africa is of great concern due to its unsus-tainability (Michel, Obrist, Barnighausen, Tediosi, McIntyre, Evans & Tanner 2020 in Abrahams …

https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/ejc-adminpub_v30_n2_a7

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(9 days ago) WebSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/15/south-africa-health-law-elections/0f86f4d2-12cc-11ef-9d37-865890cc2670_story.html

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is - BBC

(6 days ago) WebSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the health sector since the end of the racist …

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WebItem 1 of 3 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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Expanding healthcare access in Africa is key to tackling HIV World

(6 days ago) WebHow the media could help end HIV stigma. To continue the fight in times of disruption, expanding access to healthcare in underserved communities in sub-Saharan …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/hiv-africa-healthcare-covid-pandemic/

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(PDF) Access to public health services in South Africa's

(9 days ago) WebGeneral government health expenditures as a percentage of South Africa’s current health. expenditures increased at an average annual rate of 2.67 percent between 2000 and …

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369659101_Access_to_public_health_services_in_South_Africa's_rural_Eastern_Cape_Province

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WebThe National Health Insurance Act takes aim at South Africa’s two-tier health system. create a new public fund to provide free access for South African citizens, …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/south-africas-ramaphosa-signs-health-bill-weeks-before-election

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South Africa's Ramaphosa to sign health insurance bill into law just

(9 days ago) WebSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday sign into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, the …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ramaphosa-sign-health-insurance-bill-into-law-just-before-election-2024-05-13/

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NHI Bill: Transforming South Africa's Healthcare system for

(3 days ago) WebThe National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill is set to revolutionize South Africa’s healthcare system, making it more equitable and accessible for all citizens. The primary …

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/africa/NHI-Bill-Transforming-South-Africa-s-Healthcare-system-for-the-better-1931262

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Largest South African Hospital Chain to Expand Primary Care Unit

(5 days ago) WebAs many as 8 million South Africans want access to private health care, but are uninsured. Netcare Ltd. wants to grow into this market as well as among those that …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-21/largest-south-african-hospital-chain-to-expand-primary-care-unit

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Another healthcare group joins the chorus of warnings over the …

(1 days ago) WebOver the six-month period, the group saw its revenue grow by 7.8% to R11.7 billion, driven by activity growth in southern Africa and strong growth in …

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/773040/another-healthcare-group-joins-the-chorus-of-warnings-over-the-nhi-in-south-africa/

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Reforming higher education in South Africa by addressing gender

(8 days ago) WebIntroduction: South Africa has a unique history of racial inequality, which in turn contributed to gender inequalities in the country – also within higher education. …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14779714241252739

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South African Public Primary Healthcare Services and Challenges

(3 days ago) WebNeely A.Ponshunmugam A. 2019 "A qualitative approach to examining health care access in rural South Africa" Social Science & Medicine 230214221 . Google …

https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.10520/ejc-adminpub_v30_n2_a7

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South African paramedics face danger, theft trying to save lives

(4 days ago) WebIt's 7:30 p.m. in the South African city of Cape Town. Paramedic Papinki Lebelo wears an expression of deep frustration as he waits in his ambulance outside the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/19/1251372792/ambulances-attack-south-africa-cape-town

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S.Africa's top poultry producer flags bird flu risk amid vaccine …

(1 days ago) WebThe bird flu outbreak and the electricity crisis, blamed on South Africa's ageing coal-fired plants, cost Astral Foods 2 billion rand, pushing the company to its first ever …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/safricas-top-poultry-producer-flags-bird-flu-risk-amid-vaccine-delays-2024-05-20/

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Who will be the next government of South Africa?

(2 days ago) WebuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Jacob Zuma. 8 10 12. S outh Africa’s general election on May 29th will be its most closely contested in three decades of multi-racial …

https://www.economist.com/interactive/2024-south-africa-election-tracker

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