COVID-19: PPE for HCWs
Healthcare workers can report Personal Protective Equipment and essential medicines stock-outs to the SAHCS/SSP. Refer to the contact details in the image. ...
Author Archives: Rural Health Advocacy Project
Covid-19: Lockdown responses from farmworkers to sex workers to CSOs
https://city-press.news24.com/Voices/covid-19-lockdown-responses-from-farmworkers-to-sex-workers-to-csos-20200328 ” Rensburg told Spotlight that the social mitigation measures government announce seem inadequate, particularly for the poor. “Rural communities have among the highest unemployment rates and are almost completely dependent on ...
OP-ED Covid-19: We need both physical distancing and social solidarity
By Lydia Cairncross for Spotlight• 20 March 2020 Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in December 2019, the world has been bombarded with messages about how to curb the spread of the virus. Governments have activated legislation enabling them to shut down public spaces and force people into self – isolation. As civil society organisations workin ...
STATEMENT: BUDGET JUSTICE COALITION: ESCALATION OF MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19 EPIDEMIC PRIORITISES LIVES, BUT NOT LIVELIHOODS
https://budgetjusticesa.org/media/budget-justice-coalition-escalation-of-measures-to-combat-covid-19-epidemic-prioritises-lives-but-not-livelihoods/ The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) commends the South African government for the pace at which it has implemented measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 and provide accurate information about the ...
RuDASA Statement: COVID-19 in a Rural Setting
The Rural Doctors Association of South Africa has issued a statement through which it promotes four lessons for addressing COVID-19 in a rural South African Context: 4 lessons from the #coronavirus #COVID19: Lesson 1: public health is political Lesson 2: science matters Lesson 3: education of the public matters Lesson 4: we should always be tal ...
COVID 19
Visit the South African government’s Covid-19 portal at sacoronavirus.co.za for credible information and latest updates. ...
COVID-19: sacoronavirus.co.za
For credible information and daily updates on Covid-19 visit the government website: www.sacoronavirus.co.za ...
RHAP Submission on NHI Bill
The RHAP submitted its comment on the NHI Bill today. In our submission we argue that the NHI goals of equity and social justice in health and healthcare require distinct attention to the unique historical, socio-economic and service delivery context that deprived rural communities in South Africa are faced with on daily basis. Read about our r ...
My reflections as a nurse on community participation and capacity building
By Lungi Gamede – Graduate Intern RHAP As a qualified professional nurse who has worked in public primary healthcare in a rural setting, I have come to realize how important the narratives of healthcare users are. Incorporating them into healthcare catalyzes a partnership between the healthcare provider and health user. It creates an envi ...
A Gendered Analysis of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2019 with a Focus on Rural Health. RHAP Submission on MTBPS 2019
Read RHAP’s full submission on the 2019 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement here. Executive Summary An investment in health is an investment in people. Health is not just about treating disease. Good health is an enabler. Therefore, RHAP is particularly concerned that the revenue raising proposals in this year’s MTBPS and harsh aust ...