More is required to ensure rural patients will enjoy better and equitable access to health care Skilled and motivated health workers in sufficient numbers at the right place and at the right time are critical to deliver effective health services and improve health outcomes (WHO Guidelines). Fair pay is a critical pre-condition but by itself it ...
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Sep 26, 2010
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More than a year after their finalisation and after many frustrated attempts by civil society organisations and the media to access them – including through the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 – SECTION27 and the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) have finally been leaked copies of all the provincial reports compiled by the Integ ...
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Sep 3, 2010
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The Rural Health Advocacy Project, Rural Doctors Association of Southern Africa, SECTION27 and Wits Centre for Rural Health support SAMA’s rejection of the final OSD offer to public sector doctors. By accepting the Government’s OSD offer, collective labour in the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council will be contributing to a major set ...
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Jun 9, 2010
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This is the first issue of Rural Health in Focus, which aims to draw systematic attention to the successes and challenges of rural health in order to improve national health outcomes. This issue focuses specifically on rural health financing, efficiency and equity. To fully appreciate the support rural health care needs in order to meet nationa ...
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Feb 12, 2010
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The unequal allocation of Community Service Medical Officers to rural hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal comes as a great setback for some of the most rural communities in KZN and presents a major hurdle for the implementation of the new treatment guidelines announced by President Zuma on World AIDS Day. Read the complete press release here. ...
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Dec 11, 2009
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On 13th Aug 2009 the Rural Health Advocacy Project was launched at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, coinciding with the launch of the Wits Centre for Rural Health. A renewed focus on access to health care in rural areas is vital in a context of worsening key health indicators in South Africa, a 34% national vacancy rate for ...
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Aug 13, 2009
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