On the 14TH September 2017, the Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motswaledi released the findings of a ministerial task team that investigated the status of service delivery in public hospitals. The report, 170914MTT_Report_14_September_2017 (1) findings confirmed the dire state of provincial health financing, the inadequacy of current budgets to s ...
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The Voice Project makes a difference to healthcare workers by imparting advocacy skills for a just health system that meets patients needs. This week we are in the North West Province. Feedback by one of the participants: “Strong teams are made this way. I feel confidant now that there is a program that unites in having a mutual understan ...
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RHAP is making inroads into various universities with our ‘Advocacy in the Curriculum’ Programme. Download our manual Integrating Advocacy into the Curriculum Manual January 2017 and get in touch for more information! Email: Samantha@rhap.org.za UKZN Presentation on Decolonising the Curriculum: UKZN Decolonisation presentation SMU P ...
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RHAP’s Mafoko Phomane recently gave a lecture to Wits Public Health students on the role of advocacy in advancing health care access – Lessons from the Canzibe #Countdownto1July Campaign. HRH Crisis – The Canzibe Story MPH Lecture ...
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The following guidelines were developed in 2017 by RHAP in partnership with Africa Health Placements for North West Province and supported by the National Department of Health. They can be applied in any other province. See also: http://www.rhap.org.za/context-north-west-critical-health-posts-project/ Introduction Following national and provinc ...
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Aug 22, 2017
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After years of research and advocacy, The Rural Health Advocacy Project announces the next step in our Critical Health Posts work – a pilot project in North West Province that places not only clinical consequences at the centre of decision-making but also rurality factors and vulnerable patient groups. A project that promotes equity and a ...
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Local leaders and RHAP organised a rural health imbizo in Canzibe, Nyandeni Sub-District to listen to and learn from over 140 participants across the sub-district about their experiences of health and health care delivery. Follow updates on Facebook: Rural Health Advocacy Project and Twitter #RuralHealthImbizo Download a full copy of the Imbizo ...
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Aug 15, 2017
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The following introduction and statement was developed by SAHEE, the original posted on: http://saahe.org.za/2017/07/consensus-statement-on-decentralised-training-in-the-health-professions/ At the closing ceremony of the 2017 SAAHE national conference in Potchefstroom, delegates adopted a conference declaration in the form of the Consensus Stat ...
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This guide, the RHAP Rural Health Resource Mapping Guide, a culmination of three years of research and stakeholder engagement, was developed for all policymakers, advocates, managers and stakeholders wishing to develop and influence policies, budgets and implementation plans that protect, promote and advance access to quality health care for ru ...
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This article was originally published in the PHASA newsletter, ahead of the 2015 PHASA conference. https://www.phasa.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Marije_Protecting-critical-posts_article-1.pdf Protecting critical posts at times of austerity Marije Versteeg-Mojanaga, Director of the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP). Executive member of ...
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