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South Africa’s president approves major health reform law

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s president signs major health bill just before election. PUBLISHED: Wed, 15 May 2024 16:21:35 GMT. with the funding model the main aspect that is disputed.

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

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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 system of apartheid 30 years

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

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Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing …

(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 – …

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

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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, which represented about 8.6% of GDP (Department of Health, 2015). South Africa has laid …

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

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South African President to Sign Contentious Health Plan Into Law

(5 days ago) WEB1:32. South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will sign-off on a controversial health insurance bill Wednesday, two weeks before national elections. Ramaphosa will sign into law the National Health

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

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Quality healthcare for all SONA 2024

(5 days ago) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) is a health financing system that aims to provide access to quality healthcare for all South Africans as enshrined in the Constitution – regardless of their ability to pay. Universal …

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

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The Impact of Financing Health Services on Income Inequality in …

(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 South Africa, can potentially affect income distribution. Objective This paper assesses …

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

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Bridging the health inequality gap: an examination of South …

(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, poverty, unemployment, a heavy burden of disease and the inequitable quality of healthcare …

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

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THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT AND …

(3 days ago) WEBTHE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL – A GATEWAY TO HEALTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND BEYOND The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is a parastatal organization established through Act …

https://www.samrc.ac.za/sites/default/files/attachments/2023-05/InnovationSAMRC.pdf

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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 private medical aids and 8% by

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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Medium-Term Growth In South Africa's Health Budget Will …

(4 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s health budget will decrease in 2023, but growth is expected onwards. Addressing health service backlogs and strengthening health personnel are immediate-term priorities in the 2023 health budget. Increased funding for the National …

https://www.fitchsolutions.com/bmi/healthcare/medium-term-growth-south-africas-health-budget-will-support-implementation-national-health-insurance-scheme-02-03-2023

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WEB15 May 2024. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed the law as a major step towards a

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

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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 well-regulated, Africa’s

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

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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 access the necessary resources and facilities. While the SAMRC funds many internal …

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

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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 number of other health research programmes, including those focused on health innovation, …

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

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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 former providing care for 85% of South

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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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 R1,040 a month to fund the NHI. The

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

(8 days ago) WEBU.S. investments in Fiscal Year 2021 alone enabled the provision of family planning and reproductive health services to 15.4 million African women, averting 4.7 million unintended pregnancies and

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 Africans must be healthier for universal healthcare to succeed

(3 days ago) WEBIn South Africa 46% of women and 44% of men over 15 had hypertension in 2016. This is almost double the world average and has nearly doubled since 1998. The 2016 South African Demographic and

https://theconversation.com/south-africans-must-be-healthier-for-universal-healthcare-to-succeed-140204

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Health South African Government

(4 days ago) WEBHealth. The Department of Health (DoH) derives its mandate from the National Health Act of 2003, which requires that the department provides a framework for a structured and uniform health system for South Africa and sets out the responsibilities of the three …

https://www.gov.za/about-sa/health

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

(4 days ago) WEBStructuring Sustainable Universal Health Care in South Africa. International Journal of Health Services, Vol. 50, Issue. 2, p. 234. CrossRef; Please list any fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in or any close relationship …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/health-economics-policy-and-law/article/abs/incidence-of-health-financing-in-south-africa-findings-from-a-recent-data-set/FDF05CBD91019C696B5134453FA40635

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Understanding the National Health Insurance Bill – 6 must-read …

(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 any time soon, say the experts. 2

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

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South Africa Election: Ramaphosa Signs Controversial Health Law

(1 days ago) WEBMay 15, 2024 at 6:17 AM PDT. Listen. 3:08. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a controversial health-insurance bill into law, weeks before his party faces what’s set to be its

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/ramaphosa-signs-controversial-health-law-before-pivotal-vote

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NHI will be signed into law but what does this mean for me? We

(9 days ago) WEBAccording to the Health Systems Trust, NHI is a health financing or funding system that is designed to pool funds together so that health services are available for all South Africans, regardless

https://www.msn.com/en-za/health/other/nhi-will-be-signed-into-law-but-what-does-this-mean-for-me-we-answer-your-faqs-around-the-new-bill/ar-BB1mo2dy

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African Health Initiative Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

(6 days ago) WEBFunding Areas African Health Initiative. The African Health Initiative (AHI) is a special initiative launched in 2007 by the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) to strengthen health systems in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting partnerships and large-scale models of …

https://www.dorisduke.org/funding-areas/african-health-initiative/

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Research Capacity Development SAMRC

(3 days ago) WEBThe strategic goal # 4 of the SAMRC is “building capacity for the long-term sustainability of the South African health research”. to strengthen capacity development and ensure the ability to produce scientific knowledge for the advancement of health. All RCD funding …

https://www.samrc.ac.za/research-capacity-development

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South African Healthcare Funding Knowledge Ridge

(9 days ago) WEBIn this article, Mr. Xolani Mnyandu talks about the changes occurring in the South African Healthcare funding and how this benefits the public. Knowledge Ridge is an expert network that connects clients with senior expert resources and custom vetted …

https://www.knowledgeridge.com/expert-views/evolution-of-private-healthcare-funding-in-south-africa

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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: ALL your questions answered

(8 days ago) WEBSouth Africa – Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd - Registration Number: 2005/028472/07 - Address: Regus Business Centre, 1st Floor, Block B, North Park, Black River Park, 2 Fir Street, Observatory

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/national-health-insurance-nhi-bill-all-you-questions-answered-faq-cyril-ramaphosa-trending/

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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 systems. A private healthcare system and a public healthcare system operate in tandem with …

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

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Discovery details how NHI Bill will impact medical aid schemes

(Just Now) WEBGovernment says the NHI will receive funding from the salaries of South Africans, similar to how the UIF works. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance (NHI

https://htxt.co.za/2024/05/discovery-details-how-nhi-bill-will-impact-medical-aid-schemes/

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Celebrate, remember and reframe: the therapy sessions healing …

(Just Now) WEBMental health in South Africa is rooted in past oppression, Ncube-Mlilo believes. Funding comes mainly from international donors and foundations – government support stopped this year as

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/14/south-africa-women-mental-health-phola-trauma-therapy-healing-counselling

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The role of clinical associates in South Africa as a health workforce

(1 days ago) WEBBackground: South Africa’s health care system grapples with persistent challenges, including health care provider shortages and disparities in distribution.In response, the government introduced clinical associates (Clin-As) as a novel category of …

https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/4421

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'Capture of medical aid funds': Reactions on signing of NHI Bill

(6 days ago) WEBSouth Africa – Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd - Registration Number: 2005/028472/07 - Address: Regus Business Centre, 1st Floor, Block B, North Park, Black River Park, 2 Fir Street, Observatory

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/ramaphosa-to-sign-nhi-bill-funding-medical-aid-latest-news/

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Global variations in funding and use of hemodialysis accesses: an

(2 days ago) WEBThere is a lack of contemporary data describing global variations in vascular access for hemodialysis (HD). We used the third iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) to highlight differences in funding …

https://bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12882-024-03593-z

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