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White Paper on National Health Insurance For Comment 31 May 2016
The Department of Health of South Africa has extended the deadline for comment to May 31 2016 on White Paper on National Health Insurance for South Africa. Please submit comments to [email protected] which […]
NHI Bill being pushed for
elections?
The Presidency and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi seem intent on pushing the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill through Parliament before next year’s election despite major unanswered questions. The revised NHI Bill was presented to Cabinet’s social cluster...
NW Health notes verdict on suspended
HOD
The North West Department of Health has noted the arbitration court’s decision for Head of Department, Dr Thabo Lekalakala,to be reinstated. “The department has noted the arbitration verdict concerning the suspension of Dr Thabo Lekalakala. It is important to remind...
NW Health notes verdict on suspended
HOD
The North West Department of Health has noted the arbitration court’s decision for Head of Department, Dr Thabo Lekalakala,to be reinstated. “The department has noted the arbitration verdict concerning the suspension of Dr Thabo Lekalakala. It is important to remind...
Systemic reform necessary to cure
SA health system
Deputy President David Mabuza says nothing short of a systemic overhaul is required to pull the country’s ailing healthsystem out of the status quo. “We all agree that our health system is in crisis and needs urgent attention,” Mabuza said on Friday at the inaugural...
Health Summit and other mixed
messaging
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is billed as being about the Checka Impilo or National Wellness Campaign but some how it got to be more about a failing health system. Take a look.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/gdnt18ge0B4"][vc_column_text]...
#1 killers in South Africa = strokes & diabetes
In the death stakes #1 is the position to avoid. Stroke and diabetes are the 2nd and 3rd main causes of death in South Africa according to the 2014 figures […]
National Health Insurance White Paper December 11th 2015
All credits to Article Health-e News The 97-page paper outlines the country’s path to universal health coverage over 14 years and proposes dramatic changes in the role of private medical […]
National Health Insurance White Paper December 11th 2015
All credits to Article Health-e News The 97-page paper outlines the country’s path to universal health coverage over 14 years and proposes dramatic changes in the role of private medical […]
WHO: Co-chairs statement global dialogue meeting NCDs – Balaclava, Mauritius, (19-21 October 2016)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WHO GCM/NCD Global Dialogue on the role of non-State actors in supporting Member States in their national efforts to tackle NCDs as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...