HEALTH REFORM REPORT LAUNCH WEBINAR
SECTION27 and Concentric Alliance to launch new research report in a webinar on ways forward for health reform in South Africa.
In-depth on NHI: Common themes emerging from parliamentary hearings
On Wednesday this week it will be the 25th day of public hearings in Parliament on the National Health Insurance Bill since the hearings started in May last year. In Part 1 of this two-part series on the NHI Bill, Alicestine October looks at how MPs have dealt with oral submissions on the Bill in Parliament so far and assesses what this means for the Bill going forward.
Health Reform – Perspectives and Proposals
Health Reform – Perspectives and Proposals Executive Summary of the report: Health system reform efforts in South Africa appear to have stagnated. Following over a decade of discussion and debate, stakeholders are weary and do not trust each other’s motives and opinions. This stagnation is fatal. South Africa’s health system Continue Reading
NHI presentation to parliament World Aids Day 2021
ON WORLD AIDS DAY, SECTION27 AND THE TREATMENT ACTION CAMPAIGN TO PRESENT ON NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT 30 November 2021, Johannesburg — SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) will present our concerns with the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to the Portfolio Committee on Health in Parliament Continue Reading
How will the proposed reforms in the NHI Bill affect the cost of health care? Getting the numbers right on National Health Insurance
Much has been said about the potential cost of National Health Insurance (NHI) to the fiscus. In most cases, alarm bells have been rung warning that the scheme to transform health care in SA is simply unaffordable in our current economic and political climate. But what do we actually know Continue Reading
Can the NHI cure the public system failings and private system inequality?
A number of questions have been asked the NHI Bill. Can the it cure the public system failings and private system inequality? Picture: iStock Related Links Private health sector not well – report The business of health: How the challenges could scupper the NHI The real politics of NHI: Communication Continue Reading
TAC and SECTION27 welcome Health Market Inquiry Final Report
Johannesburg, 30 September 2019 – SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign welcome the publishing of the final report of the Competition Commission’s Health Market Inquiry (HMI). This has been an important and lengthy process. It is the first holistic and comprehensive look at the private health sector in South Africa. Continue Reading
What the Political Declaration on UHC says and what this means for South Africa
What the Political Declaration on UHC says and what this means for South Africa Political declarations are just that – statements of what countries say they want to achieve, individually and collectively. They are not binding in a way that a law or a treaty would be binding. Nevertheless, they Continue Reading
SECTION27 at the UN High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
New York, 23 September 2019: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the first High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage today. He drew the link between health and the economy, noting that good health is both an outcome and a driver of economic progress and that investment in health Continue Reading
Open letter to Dr Zweli Mkhize and Mr Tito Mboweni
Dear Dr Zweli Mkhize and Mr Tito Mboweni, As civil society organisations, SECTION27 and the Institute for Economic Justice congratulate you on your appointment to the portfolios of Minister of Health and Finance respectively. We wish you courage and fortitude as you take on these critical portfolios at a difficult Continue Reading
Stop the Rush: Civil Society Organisations call for proper consideration of public comments on NHI Bill
What started as a marathon has turned into a sprint. After over a decade of policy documents, each iteration being further denuded of detail and meaning, and with little apparent attention to legitimate comments and concerns, the National Health Insurance Bill looks likely to be rushed through the legislative process Continue Reading
SECTION27 Submission on the Health Market Inquiry’s Provisional Report
As an organisation that acts in the public interest, we are concerned about equitable access to health care services in the private sector, particularly, pricing and the drivers of the high cost of health care in the private health care sector. We recognise the importance of understanding the complexities in Continue Reading