By Russell Rensburg. Published in the Mail and Guardian on 17 September 2019 The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill proposes significant shifts in who controls our nati ...
National Health Insurance (NHI) introduction must be the start of radical review South Africa is in a daunting phase of fiscal austerity which began globally in 2008 and ...
Community health workers (CHWs) traditionally played a role in supporting the delivery of high priority interventions relating to HIV, TB and maternal and child health. W ...
The relationship between poverty, healthcare and poor health outcomes has been well established; not only do poor people experience higher burdens of disease because of v ...
The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced the creation of more than 5 300 posts for health workers, both clinical and support staff – throughout th ...
In 2017 RHAP began working in the Nyandeni sub-district, one of 4 sub-districts in the OR Tambo Health District in the Eastern Cape Province. Staff from Canzibe Di ...
In broken healthcare systems, whistleblowing becomes an integral part of reporting on failures to deliver to the needs of the sick and vulnerable. Marije Versteeg-Mojanag ...
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 ...
by Russell Rensburg, Rural Health Advocacy Project As we move towards the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) with yet another Finance Minister, it is difficult n ...
The Rural Health Advocacy Project’s Samantha Khan-Gillmore makes a impassioned plea for the Office of Health Standards Compliance to be capacitated to do more. In the ear ...
MEDIA RELEASE DR K SUKERI – HEALTH OMBUDSMAN’S REPORT – TOWER HOSPITAL I am deeply disappointed and saddened by the Health Ombudsman’s decision to attack myprofessional i ...
RHAP is in the Eastern this week to host a consultative workshop on the NHI. Join us in the Nyandeni Sub-district and add your voice to the NHI Bill! The recent release o ...
Statement Rosebank, Johannesburg 31 August 2018 The Rural Health Advocacy Project, the Treatment ...
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 t ...
Are you the vibrant leader passionate about rural health and social justice who will guide RHAP into the next decade? Vacancy – RHAP Director Main purpose of the jo ...
“Our multivariate analysis shows that despite government efforts to make health care more accessible by expanding the facility network and abolishing user fees, rur ...
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 fac ...
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 na ...
By Russell Rensburg The release of the NHI Bill for public comment is a significant milestone in the transformation of the South African health sector. Since 1994, there ...
The NHI Bill is an attempt to address the inequalities in accessing healthcare across South Africa.The release of the NHI Bill for public comment is a significant milesto ...
