National Health Insurance (NHI), which the government is pushing as the solution to South Africa’s health crisis, could lead to the loss of up to 132,000 jobs slash...South Africa
The Competition Commission’s preliminary report into SA's private healthcare industry has come under fire at the Hospital Association’s annual conference, with a...SA Provincial Health
Mpumalanga’s public health system is teetering on the brink of collapse, and with debts from previous financial years having accrued to about R1bn, the department can...
February 7th, 2018
As the SA government mulls its options to reduce expenditure while funding priority programmes, experts have warned that the abolishment of the medical tax credit...
A shortage of key medical and administrative staff has put Mpumalanga’s 13 district hospitals in dire straits, according to a report from the provincial...
November 15th, 2017Uncertainty around how South Africa’s National Health Insurance will work is cause for concern, says a report by the Davis Tax Committee. And if government fails to...
Treasury and Health officials are, behind the scenes, quietly crafting a pilot structure to test crucial aspects of government’s grand plan for universal SA health...South Africa
The National Treasury has delayed plans to set up a National Health Insurance (NHI) fund, saying it wants advice from the Davis tax committee on the feasibility of...
October 18th, 2017Obesity threatens us with an alarming and bizarre statistic: within the next four years the number of obese people on the planet could outnumber those suffering from...
The private sector has a vital role to play in implementing National Health Insurance, an adviser to the South African Department of Health told delegates at the annual...
