The concept of the Rural Health Alliance (RHA) was born out of the need to create a united advocacy voice for rural health. At the 2023 Rural Health Conference in the Eastern Cape, the RHA was informally initiated.
Everyone has an equal right to health – rural communities also have this right. RHAP aims to highlight the needs of health users in the rural settings of South Africa. Rural communities must not be forgotten – a rural lens must be included in the allocations of resources, health budgets and policy decisions.