South Africa is marching closer to implementing universal health coverage in the form of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Scheme. This is after the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) voted this week in favour of the implementation of the bill. The Western Cape is…
A recently launched report by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) places a spotlight on possible corruption within the National Health Insurance (NHI) fund. The report highlights critical gaps in the health sector’s procurement and spending, and a lack of…
Social justice organisations say that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill should be amended to grant access to asylum seekers and undocumented persons. The Bill that was recently approved by the National Assembly does not cater for the healthcare needs…
The National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) is one step closer to implementation. On Tuesday the bill passed through the National Assembly with more than 205 members of parliament voting in favour of its implementation. 125 MPs voted against the bill. …
The 2023/24 budget allocation for the National Department of Health has declined by R4,4bn from R64.5bn in 22/23 to R60.1 billion in 2023 Health Minister Joe Phaahla says this can be attributed to the discontinuation of conditional grants allocated…
Civil organisations representing healthcare workers remain concerned about how the National Health Insurance (NHI) will achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The ongoing power crisis and other unresolved issues within the health fraternity continue to raise concerns about the scheme’s success.…
As the National Department of Health moves towards the next phase of its quest to implement the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI), it admits that several challenges lie ahead. This comes after the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Health…
The Health Justice Initiative (HJI), a lobby group, has raised red flags over how people will access life-saving medication under the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The HJI’s new study highlights several concerns, including access to critical medicine. The National…
Three NHI clauses on the contracting unit for primary healthcare were deliberated in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaala and his DG, Dr Nicholas Crisp’s absence was flagged before the meeting began. Clauses 37, 38 and…
A basic government grant of at least R1,000 could improve the health of South Africans and reduce some of the pressure the public health system faces. This is the view of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), one of the civil…
Qwa-Qwa residents claim that nothing has changed since the Mofumahadi Manapo Hospital was declared a National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot by former Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize. The people of Phuthaditjhaba have labelled the move nothing but a publicity stunt. When…
In 2012, the Vhembe district in Limpopo was declared one of the 10 National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts by the National Department of Health. This put the Tshilidzini Hospital in line for major renovations since most of its buildings…
