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The condition of the public health service

The Office of Health Standards Compliance (“OHSC”), reported in its 2016/17 Annual Inspection Report on 851 public sector health establishments, thatSee more

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Local Government Impact On Health

WEBThis is the second of a four brief series on health expenditure in the public and private sectors. The first brief discusses commonly ignored components of health expenditure: …

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Occupational Health And Safety And Fund Payments For …

WEBThis is the first of a four brief series on health expenditure in the public and private sectors. It discusses commonly ignored components of health expenditure: provision in …

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Medical aid schemes, medical insurance and the low-cost …

WEBIntroduction. In August 2019 the Minister of Health introduced the National Health Insurance Bill (“NHI”) to Parliament. Many South Africans have voiced their …

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THE UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: A …

WEBAndrew Barlow looks at the UK's NHS - an internationally lauded and nationally loved single-payer universal health care system - and how the many issues its faces are …

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THE SHIFT OF RESOURCES FROM HOSPITALS TO …

WEBReal spending per capita on hospital services increased gradually from 2011/12 to 2014/15. It is expected to drop between 2014/15 and 2017/18. Figure 2 shows the ratio of PHC to …

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The amendment to Regulation 8 of the Medical Schemes …

WEB(i) in respect of any service rendered by a health care professional who is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, medical schemes are liable for payment …

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Health Expenditure In The 2019/20 Financial Year

WEBThis is the third of a four brief series on health expenditure in the public and private sectors. The first brief deals with commonly ignored components of health expenditure: provision …

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Medical schemes versus health insurance: What is the …

WEBThis brief aims to explain the key differences between medical schemes and health insurance and why demarcation between the two is important. Medical schemes, under …

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Community Primary Health Care Outreach Teams: a Game …

WEBThe White Paper on Community Outreach Teams. One potentially promising idea is the re-engineering of the Primary Health Care (PHC) platform. PHC begins, it says, “in the …

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Mental Health II

WEBThe Bill. It is advisable to read the Memorandum on the Objects of the National Health Insurance Bill (“Memorandum”), which accompanies the Bill, with the Bill itself. The …

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Service Delivery in South Africa at a Glance

WEBThe history of service delivery, or lack of it, in South Africa has been troublesome to say the least. A few weeks ago a general news search of service delivery or local municipalities …

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Medical aid schemes, medical insurance and the low-cost benefit …

WEBIntroduction. In Part I we considered the reasoning put forward by the Council for Medical Schemes (“CMS”) for the December 2019 decision to discontinue certain offerings within …

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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDING HOW MUCH DO WE …

WEBHope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13: 21 Introduction. The National Health Insurance Policy, released on 28 June 2017, sets out …

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The state of sanitation and wastewater treatment services in South

WEBEffective sanitation services contribute significantly to reducing health risks and protecting the environment. But accessing safe and dignified sanitation facilities has been a long …

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Emerging Contaminants

WEBAt present the global scientific community is grappling with the question of whether emerging contaminants in water pose any substantial health risks to humans. While the …

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The Medical Schemes Amendment Bill And The National Health …

WEBThe submission can be found here. Introduction. The National Health Insurance Green Paper was published in August 2011. A White Paper followed in December 2015, and …

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Asbestos Cement Waterpipes: A Health Hazard

WEBStudies have shown that asbestos poses health risks to humans beyond the inhalation of fibres. Evidence suggests that ingestion of asbestos fibres from contaminated drinking …

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The Competition Commission’s Market Inquiry into the Private …

WEBThe market inquiry into the private healthcare sector was initiated because of concerns raised by civil society and members of the healthcare sector.

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