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President Cyril Ramaphosa: Signing of National Health …

(9 days ago) WEBIt is a milestone in South Africa's ongoing quest for a more just society. The NHI Bill presents an innovative approach to funding universal healthcare based on social solidarity. It proposes a comprehensive strategy that combines various financial …

https://www.gov.za/news/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-signing-national-health-insurance-bill-15-may-2024

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

(5 days ago) WEB[1/3] 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, at the …

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

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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 …

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

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Health Financing Profile: South Africa - Health Policy Project

(5 days ago) WEBOut-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures have been decreasing over the years (Figures 1 and 2). The total expenditure on health was US$23 billion (current exchange rate) in 2015, …

https://www.healthpolicyproject.com/pubs/7887/SouthAfrica_HFP.pdf

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Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to …

(6 days ago) WEBSouth Africa has a two-tiered, and highly unequal, healthcare system. The public sector is state-funded and caters to the majority – 71% – of the population. The …

https://theconversation.com/healthcare-in-south-africa-how-inequity-is-contributing-to-inefficiency-163753

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

(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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Quality healthcare for all SONA 2024

(5 days ago) WEBThis is a remarkable achievement – by far the biggest health intervention in South Africa in such a short period of time. Together with the private sector, we established the …

https://www.stateofthenation.gov.za/priorities/building-better-lives/quality-healthcare-for-all

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care …

(3 days ago) WEBBy Janice Kew. May 16, 2024 at 6:45 AM EDT. A legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT 2022/23 BY MINISTER …

(8 days ago) WEBHere at home, South Africa we have administered just above 36 million doses, translating into 50% of the target adult population. We still struggle to increase huge vaccine uptake …

https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BUDGET-POLICY-STATEMENT-2022-23-BY-MINISTER-OF-HEALTH-DR-JOE-PHAAHLA-IN-THE-NATIONAL-COUNCIL-OF-PROVINCES-NCOP-01-06-2022.pdf

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The Impact of Financing Health Services on Income …

(Just Now) WEBBackground Equitable health financing is crucial to attaining universal health coverage (UHC). Health financing, a major focus of the National Health Insurance in …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40258-021-00643-7

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

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

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Summary of views on the proposed health funding model …

(1 days ago) WEBSouth Africa currently operates a “parallel” funding model with about 44% of healthcare expenditure funded by tax-based state funding, 48% by individuals via …

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-03-23-a-summary-of-views-on-the-proposed-health-funding-model-presented-to-parliament/

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STRATEGIC PLAN - Department of Health

(3 days ago) WEBThe health system in South Africa remains divided, and maintains its 2-tier status more than 25 years into democracy. During 2019, the Lancet commission released a report on …

https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/depthealthstrategicplanfinal2020-21to2024-25-1.pdf

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South Africa’s president approves major health reform law

(9 days ago) WEBThe legislation will gradually limit the role of private insurance, create a new public fund to provide free access for South African citizens, and set the fees and …

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law/

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Funding at the SAMRC SAMRC

(9 days ago) WEBThe SAMRC’s vision is to build a healthy nation through research and innovation. For this vision to be realised, health researchers (locally and internationally) need funding to …

https://www.samrc.ac.za/funding/funding

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Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Analytical …

(3 days ago) WEBIn general, OOP health spending averages around 36% of CHE in SSA, the second highest in the world behind South Asia . Donor funding has traditionally played …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609366/

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Healthcare Sector in South Africa 2022: Healthcare Funding …

(4 days ago) WEBHealthcare expenditure in South Africa, which is over R500bn a year, is roughly evenly split between the public and private healthcare sectors, despite the …

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-sector-in-south-africa-2022-healthcare-funding-concerns-are-increasing-and-public-healthcare-budget-cuts-are-expected-301585709.html

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GIPD Funding SAMRC

(7 days ago) WEBGIPD Funding. The SAMRC is the largest local health research funder in South Africa. Along with its Intramural and Extramural Research Units, the SAMRC also funds a …

https://www.samrc.ac.za/innovation/gipd-funding

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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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NHI – Home – National Department of Health

(Just Now) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) is South Africa’s strategy to achieving universal health coverage. The NHI is a fund from which the government will buy healthcare …

https://www.health.gov.za/nhi/

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Health care financing and income inequality in South Africa

(7 days ago) WEBThe calculations have been described in Ataguba and McIntyre (2012a) (see Table 1). For taxes, only the proportion of tax revenue that is allocated to the health sector (11.55% in …

https://mandelainitiative.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/11_Ataguba_Health%20care%20financing%20and%20income%20inequality%20in%20SA%20-%20implications%20for%20a%20universal%20health%20system.pdf

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The incidence of health financing in South Africa: findings from a

(1 days ago) WEBCurrently, health services are financed in SA through allocations from general tax revenue, direct out-of-pocket payments, and contributions to medical scheme. This paper uses …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28720160/

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Strategies for financing Africa’s health sector Brookings

(2 days ago) WEBIn fact, Africa’s health care sector would be worth an estimated $259 billion by 2030. While these trends reveal a lucrative opportunity for the private sector, if not …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/strategies-for-financing-africas-health-sector/

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FACT SHEET: U.S-Africa Partnership in Health Cooperation

(8 days ago) WEBPower Africa announced the Healthcare Electrification and Telecommunication Alliance (HETA), with $10 million in funding, a $150 million …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/13/fact-sheet-u-s-africa-partnership-in-health-cooperation/

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South Africa healthcare law providing free coverage to all …

(3 days ago) WEBPublic healthcare is vastly inferior to the private alternative in South Africa, due to inadequate government funding, corruption, mismanagement, poor infrastructure …

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2024/05/15/south-africa-healthcare-law-providing-free-coverage-to-all-dismissed-as-vote-grabbing-stunt/

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National Health Insurance: All you need to know SAnews

(1 days ago) WEBWednesday, July 5, 2023. On 12 June 2023, the National Assembly (NA) passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI Bill seeks to provide universal access to …

https://www.sanews.gov.za/features-south-africa/national-health-insurance-all-you-need-know

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Healthcare in South Africa - Wikipedia

(6 days ago) WEBThe public system serves the vast majority of the population. Authority and service delivery are divided between the national Department of Health, provincial health departments, …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_South_Africa

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NHI ‘triple tax’ and the end of medical aids – what you need to know

(1 days ago) WEBUsing the Department of Health’s 2% surcharge and 2% payroll tax, a South African earning an average salary of R26,000 a month would have to pay an additional …

https://businesstech.co.za/news/business-opinion/771995/nhi-triple-tax-and-the-end-of-medical-aids-what-you-need-to-know/

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How to start improving South Africa’s public healthcare delivery …

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa has a large footprint of publicly funded healthcare facilities, comprising about 3,500 primary healthcare clinics and about 600 hospitals across 52 …

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-27-how-to-start-improving-sas-public-healthcare-delivery-after-a-directionless-mini-budget/

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Understanding South Africa's Healthcare System and Policies

(Just Now) WEBHealthcare in South Africa is administered by the Department of Health. However, South Africa does not have a system of universal healthcare. Instead, it has two parallel …

https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/south-africa.php

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What you need to know about National Health Insurance Bill …

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s current healthcare system is marked by massive disparity. Many agree that change is needed to improve the quality of life for millions. Funding for the NHI will …

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/what-you-need-to-know-about-national-health-insurance-bill-being-signed-into-law/ar-BB1mrh5i

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How the new NHI Bill will reshape SASSA grants in South Africa

(1 days ago) WEBHistorically, social-welfare beneficiaries – particularly pensioners – have had to rely on poor South African public healthcare. A service plagued by inequality, poor funding and …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-the-new-nhi-bill-will-reshape-sassa-grants-in-south-africa/ar-BB1mEEjE

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Massive tax increases to fund NHI – destroying South Africa’s …

(2 days ago) WEBShaun Jacobs • 17 May 2024. Funding the government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme would require a 31% increase in personal income tax, or a …

https://dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/51461/massive-tax-increases-to-fund-nhi-destroying-south-africas-economy/

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South African Leader to Sign Health Law Opposed by Business

(5 days ago) WEB1:44. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to sign a controversial health-insurance bill that the country’s main business lobby group …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-13/south-african-president-to-sign-contentious-health-plan-into-law

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The clinical and molecular landscape of breast cancer in women of

(1 days ago) WEBBreast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally and the leading cause of cancer death in women, with ethnic disparities reported in cancer …

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.15.24307435v1

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Cultural Relativity and Acceptance of Embryonic Stem Cell …

(6 days ago) WEBThe flux of research capacity and funding parallels the different cultural perceptions of human dignity of the embryo and how it is socially presented within the …

https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/bioethics/article/view/12685

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What are key issues in South Africa 2024 election? Reuters

(4 days ago) WEBSouth Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome, as polls suggest the African …

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/key-issues-south-african-voters-wide-open-2024-election-2024-05-13/

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Understanding the National Health Insurance Bill – Six articles to …

(7 days ago) WEB1. National Health Insurance is a big fat empty promise – experts. New healthcare legislation is unimplementable, unaffordable, unclear and unlikely to happen …

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-05-14-national-health-insurance-bill-six-articles-to-read-to-understand/

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