
RHAP submission on the NHI Bill
The proposals included in the NHI Bill mark an important step in the transformation of the health system but come at a time when the health system is under significant strain.
DOWNLOAD PDFThe proposals included in the NHI Bill mark an important step in the transformation of the health system but come at a time when the health system is under significant strain.
DOWNLOAD PDFFrom Green Paper to Final Policy: Has there been a change in how rural is considered in relation to the National Health Insurance process in South Africa
DOWNLOAD PDFThis report by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (2017), which forms part of The Voice Project and the Rural-Proofing Programme, was made possible by the contributions of the Atlantic Philantrophies; the Claude Leon Foundation, the Raith Foundation and the Open Society Foundation South Africa.
Download PDFThe plan for Human Resources for Rural Health, Strategic Objective 8 in the National Strategy for HRH by the National Department of Health, was launched in October 2011, followed by the development of an implementation plan in 2012.
Download PDFIn this submission we seek to draw attention to how the National Health Insurance White Paper fails to adequately account for rural health contexts and the challenges that these contexts pose for service delivery and access for patients.
Download PDFThis third Rural Health Factsheet by the Rural Health Advocacy Project (RHAP) provides a summary of information on the state of rural health.
Download PDFThis report sheds light on the dehumanising lack of mental health care services in rural settings and envisages a mental health care system that is accessible to people in all settings and that realises their dignity and constitutional rights.
Download PDFDaygan Eagar, health budgets specialist and Programme Manager for the Rural-Proofing Policy and Budgeting Programme at RHAP. He provides health budgeting training to communities and civil society structures and has published extensively on the issue.
Download PDFTargeted policy and resourcing will only be possible if rural is clearly defined and if this definition has practical utility for policy development and implementation.
Download PDFGlobally, rural populations tend to fair worse on important socioeconomic indicators than their urban counterparts. They tend to be poorer, are unemployed in greater numbers, have worse health outcomes and have less access to the social and economic opportunities to improve their situation.
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