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An Alliance in Action: Building stronger partnerships for rural health

Rural health challenges are complex and cannot be solved by one organisation working alone. This was the focus of RHAP’s panel discussion, An Alliance in […]

RURAL HEALTH CHAMPIONS

Ordinary people in rural areas do extraordinary things

RHAP unpacks health department’s newly tabled budget

A group says the R2.2-billion allocated to provincial health departments, together with the R275-million allocated to fund NHI demonstration projects, can help improve responsiveness.

Improving SA’s public healthcare after directionless mini budget

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement fails to provide a credible path towards a resilient recovery. Here is what can be done to strengthen governance and build social solidarity around the…

SA’s TB recovery: Reprioritisation over budget increase

According to the Department of Health, 208 000 cases of TB were diagnosed in South Africa in 2020

Despite some positives, budget is not up to our health challenges

South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. This inequality extends beyond mere income inequality and permeates all aspects of society -also our health system.

Reflections on a budget of ‘unmet expectations’

In the week leading up to the tabling of the medium-term budget policy statement, expectations were high that addressing the impact of poverty and inequality would feature strongly.

Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

The National Health Insurance Scheme was introduced by the South African government to balance the scales in the highly unequal healthcare system. But there are many unanswered questions.