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Press Statement: The RHAP welcomes the Health Minister’s statement on staffing moratoria and calls for the protection of critical health posts in times of austerity

The RHAP welcomes the Health Minister’s statement on staffing moratoria and calls for the protection of critical health posts in times of austerity 9 February 2016 The RHAP welcomes the Minister’s statement[1] to the press dated 8 February in which he responds to allegations of “frozen posts” in the health system. In his response the Minister w ...

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NHI White Paper

The NHI White Paper has finally been released! RHAP will study this critical initiative towards greater equity thoroughly and prepare for our submission. RHAP is in full support of the purpose of the NHI, namely to “to ensure that affordable and equitable medical care is available to everyone in South Africa and not just to citizens who c ...

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KZN Circular October 2015: Moratorium in filling of posts

KZN Circular staffing moratoria 60-2015 KZN Circular staffing moratoria 59-2015KZN Circular ...

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RHAP Launches the Rural-Proofing Health Guidelines

“No plan must be passed or approved without the rural-proofing box being ticked.” Dr Andrew Robinson, North West Department of Health On the 29th of January the RHAP launched the Rural Proofing Guidelines in Parktown, Johannesburg. The event was attended by National, Provincial and District Department of Health officials, National T ...

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Press Statement: The MTBPS reveals troubling times for rural health

Summary: On 22 October 2014 South Africa’s Finance Minister, Mr Nhlanhla Nene, delivered his first Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) at a sitting of Parliament. The MTBPS, also referred to as the mini budget, is important because it communicates the government’s economic context, medium-term fiscal policy objectives and spending prior ...

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Re-Imagining Rural Health – The State of Rural Health 20 years into Democracy

Originally published in the May 2014 newsletter of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA). Daygan Eagar, Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP)’s health budget specialist and Programme Manager for the Rural-Proofing Policy and Budgeting Programme. He provides health budget and policy monitoring training to communities and civil soc ...