MEDIA RELEASE DR K SUKERI – HEALTH OMBUDSMAN’S REPORT – TOWER HOSPITAL I am deeply disappointed and saddened by the Health Ombudsman’s decision to attack myprofessional integrity as opposed to focusing his attention on the issues raised. After careful consideration I have made the decision not to lodge an appeal, specifically inrelation to thos ...
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Sep 17, 2018
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RHAP is in the Eastern this week to host a consultative workshop on the NHI. Join us in the Nyandeni Sub-district and add your voice to the NHI Bill! The recent release of the National Health Insurance Bill presents a unique opportunity to transform rural health delivery. As such it requires current actors within the health system to reflect on ...
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Sep 5, 2018
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Statement Rosebank, Johannesburg 31 August 2018 The Rural Health Advocacy Project, the Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 are concerned that the focus of the Health Ombud’s report on the complainant, Dr Kiran Sukeri, will dissuade other health care professionals from ...
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Aug 31, 2018
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This submission is a result of collaboration from various health organisations and interested parties. It seeks to bring the pertinent health issues facing South Africa to the forefront of the engagement between the State and the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Enforcement of the obligations imposed on the State – by ...
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Aug 30, 2018
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Are you the vibrant leader passionate about rural health and social justice who will guide RHAP into the next decade? Vacancy – RHAP Director Main purpose of the job The Rural Health Advocacy Project is seeking to employ a Director who will provide overall leadership to the Rural Health Advocacy Project. The successful candidate will be r ...
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Aug 29, 2018
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“Our multivariate analysis shows that despite government efforts to make health care more accessible by expanding the facility network and abolishing user fees, rural households and vulnerable subgroups such as black South Africans, the less educated, the unemployed and the poor tend to be less likely to have adequate access to health car ...
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Aug 13, 2018
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Reproductive Health Rights of Women in SA under Threat 24 July 2018 Reproductive health rights of women in South Africa under threat, as supply shortages leave health facilities across the country without supplies of contraceptives. Public sector supply shortages of contraceptives have been confirmed by the National Department of Health (NDOH) ...
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Statement on the SAHRC and NMF Dialogue On 5 July 2018, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) convened a national dialogue resulting in the Braamfontein Statement, on the impact of the protest and industrial action on the right to access health services in South Africa. This dialogu ...
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Jul 13, 2018
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By Russell Rensburg The release of the NHI Bill for public comment is a significant milestone in the transformation of the South African health sector. Since 1994, there have been a number of health sector reforms that have sought to unite a fragmented system. These included merging more that 10 “homeland” Ministries of Health as well as 14 dep ...
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Jun 29, 2018
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The NHI Bill is an attempt to address the inequalities in accessing healthcare across South Africa.The release of the NHI Bill for public comment is a significant milestone in the transformation of the South African health sector. If framed and implemented equitably and accessibly, the NHI could well be South Africa’s answer to the achievement ...
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Jun 25, 2018
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