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 ...
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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 ...
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Content hosted by iono.fm In this radio interview on SAFM’s Moneyweb, Russell speaks about RHAP’s research on good practices in protecting healthcare during times of austerity. ...
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Sep 20, 2019
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RHAP’s new Director Russell Rensburg was one of the Commissioner’s of this high-level commission looking into the state of quality healthcare in South Africa. Introduction South Africa has made great strides since the end of apartheid in 1994 in improving overall population health and well-being, reflected in increased life expectan ...
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With elections looming in 2019, the MTBPS was always going to be a case of “flattering to deceive” with no concrete commitment to addressing the crisis in health, report RUSSELL RENSBURG and SAMANTHA KHAN-GILLMORE Beyond a reflection of the financial performance of government and a summary of the prevailing economic conditions, the budge ...
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Oct 25, 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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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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“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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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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