Our submission will focus primarily on how the absence of clear regulation and controls on the distribution and rationing of healthcare services in private sector sustains and could potentially exacerbates inequity in access to healthcare. We start by highlighting the virtual absence of private sector provision, particularly hospital and specialised care, in rural settings. Rural Health Advocacy Project Market Inquiry Submission 2016
The Southern African HIV Clinicians Society is a non-profit membership organisation of over 3 000 health care workers with an interest in HIV in South Africa and the Southern African region. The Society’s mission is to promote evidence-based, quality HIV healthcare in Southern Africa. The Society’s membership includes doctors, nurses, Continue Reading
For the most part, mental health is a neglected health issue and often, because of the nature of the condition, leaves patients who suffer from mental health problems in need of protection. The SA Federation for Mental Health is a national, not for profit, non-governmental organisation that aims to co-ordinate, Continue Reading
SECTION27 has produced a patient handbook that details our experiences of the private healthcare system. In this publication, we aim to give voice to often marginalised voices of patients who struggle to access their constitutional right to healthcare. SECTION27 Patient Handbook
SECTION27’s submission to the Health Market Inquiry In its submission to the Health Market Inquiry into the private healthcare sector, SECTION27 discusses the importance of an evidence-based analysis of the merits of price regulation within in the health care sector. We note that the current absence of an effective framework Continue Reading
Mental Illnesses are not considered a serious as other physical conditions The list as stipulated on the 27 Chronic Disorder List and the 270 Diagnostic and Treatment Pairs shows that mental illnesses are marginalised in terms of treatment, medication, hospitalisation cover and specialist consultations. The World Health Organisation provides information Continue Reading
On 31 October 2014, SECTION27 made written submissions to the Panel, in which we dealt in detail with our views of the workings of the private health sector in the context of the right of access to health care services, as guaranteed by section 27 of the Constitution of South Continue Reading
The Competition Commission has issued a revised statement of issues for the Health Market Inquiry into the Private Healthcare Sector. They note that this should be read in conjunction with the previous statement of issues available here. Revised Statement of Issues 11 February 2016 For more information or to tell Continue Reading
Patient voices to finally be heard in the Health Market Inquiry In the early hours of 4 May 2011, Phindile Mlotshwa was startled awake because she couldn’t breathe. She didn’t make it to work that day because she had difficulty drawing breath and very quickly developed a severe headache. She consulted Continue Reading
SECTION27 urges members of the public to attend the public hearings into the Private Healthcare Sector. Download the schedule for the hearings in Pretoria and Cape Town. The first set of hearing with focus on general issues and will see organisations representing patients make submissions to the panel. In the Continue Reading
On 14 July 2015, the Minister of Health published an amendment to Regulation 8 of the Regulations to the Medical Schemes Act for public comment. This amendment sought to change the current position concerning prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs), which is that medical schemes, regardless of the plan a member is Continue Reading
The Competition Commission has re-opened registration for participants to make oral submissions at the public hearings of the Market Inquiry into the Private Health Care Sector to ensure that there is wider public participation. The main purpose of the first set of hearings will be to hear the voices of Continue Reading