The debate about whether the National Health Insurance is workable has been rekindled after business and the private health sector refused to sign a health comp
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Strategies and active responses are needed to reverse the collapse of the health system, rights group Treatment Action Campaign said this week. he government has signed the second iteration of the presidential health compact, which aims to ensure better health outcomes in South Africa, despite a boycott by the business sector and many health professionals.
The pillars are: development of human resources; improving access to medicine, vaccines and health products; upgrading infrastructure; private sector engagement; quality healthcare; public sector financial management improvements; governance and leadership; community engagements; information systems and pandemic preparedness.
“It’s disappointing that the initiative has been altered to endorse an NHI framework that many stakeholders, including ourselves, do not support because it is unworkable,” it added. Signatories include Ramaphosa, the minister of health, the Independent Community Pharmacy Association, labour federation Cosatu, the South African Medical Research Council and Traditional Knowledge Systems and Allied Health.
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