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Questions remain about NHI funding, implementation
Some concerns about the NHI Bill include whether or not the central fund it provides for will become just another looting ground for corrupt officials.
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Reports of shortage of doctors, nurses in SA untrue - Phaahla
Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that South Africans should not be concerned that once the NHI was implemented that the public health system would collapse due to a shortage of staff.
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WC, NC govts partner to boost healthcare sector
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul spent Monday with delegates of the Western Cape’s Health Department to learn more about the use of digitalisation in Emergency Medical Services and patient filing systems.
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Private healthcare report: Various role players colluded to rob consumers
The commission’s inquiry has found that health practitioners had been sending patients to private hospitals unnecessarily, just because medical schemes would pay.
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OLIVER MATTHEWS: Getting sick in Zimbabwe shouldn’t mean disaster. But it does
Falling seriously ill is hard wherever you live. But in Zimbabwe, it can be doubly dangerous, writes Oliver Matthews.
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Perils of gender and geography hamper global development, report finds
The analysis by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found that some half a billion people worldwide still don’t get basic health and education, and girls everywhere suffer disadvantage.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Are we being sold healthcare utopia for the poor?
This state has shown itself to be entirely incapable of running anything. Who will run an NHI fund serving the entire country, asks Judith February.
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OPINION: Why SA is failing mental health patients
Janine Bezuidenhoudt says mental health is still neglected in developing countries.
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ANALYSIS: Healthcare for men who have sex with men in Africa
Across Africa, knowledge to guide HIV programming for men who have sex with men is only just developing.
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UN, health groups launch Universal Health Coverage day
The day aims to stress the importance of equality in accessing health services.
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'Patients can pay up to 300% more for private healthcare'
The BHF claims that patients are also charged excessively for unnecessary procedures.
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Mokonyane delivers SOPA
The Gauteng premier says major strides were made but many challenges remain in the province.
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CANSA backs health minister over vaccines
Aaron Motsoaledi is urging medical aids to cover vaccines which prevent cervical cancer in women.
