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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 3 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WEB15 May 2024. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed the law as a major step towards a

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/south-africas-ramaphosa-signs-health-bill-weeks-before-election

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The bill directs the transformation of the South Africa’s health care system to achieve universal coverage for health services and, through this, overcome critical socio-economic

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-law-elections-e1e15892eaa6efa51cc1bf14959d3453

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The United Nations in South Africa Statement on the signing of …

(7 days ago) WEBPretoria, 15 May 2024 – The United Nations (UN) in South Africa welcomes the signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law and considers it as a significant milestone in the journey towards universal health care that leaves no one behind. In line with social protection aspirations, the law is intended to ensure that all those who live in South …

https://southafrica.un.org/en/268758-united-nations-south-africa-statement-signing-south-african-national-health-insurance-bill

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South Africa’s president approves major health reform law

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in Pretoria, South

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law/

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NHI Bill: A controversial solution to SA’s healthcare crisis - SABC …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a National Health Bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, May 15, 2024. While the NHI Bill holds the promise of transformative change in South Africa’s health care landscape, its realisation

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/nhi-bill-a-controversial-solution-to-sas-healthcare-crisis/

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is

(6 days ago) WEBGetty. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the health sector since the end of the racist system of apartheid 30

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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South African president signs controversial healthcare bill into law

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Africa. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed a controversial National Health Insurance bill into law, just two weeks ahead of a highly-contested general election

https://www.africanews.com/2024/05/15/south-african-president-signs-controversial-health-law/

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care Revamp

(3 days ago) WEBBy Janice Kew. May 16, 2024 at 6:45 AM EDT. A legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in the nation’s top court

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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South Africa's health insurance law set to face legal challenges

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's main opposition party, joined by some labour and business groups, said on Tuesday it would go to court to fight a bill aimed at providing universal health coverage, which President

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-health-insurance-law-set-face-legal-challenges-2024-05-14/

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South Africa healthcare law providing free coverage to all …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth Africa healthcare law providing free coverage to all dismissed as vote-grabbing stunt Legal challenges loom as general election set for end of month in country with two-tier healthcare

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2024/05/15/south-africa-healthcare-law-providing-free-coverage-to-all-dismissed-as-vote-grabbing-stunt/

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New health law in South Africa addresses inequality, but critics say

(5 days ago) WEBJOHANNESBURG—South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 15 signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address deep inequality, but it faces legal challenges from critics. The law introduces what is known as National Health Insurance, which will provide funds for all South Africans to access …

https://new.finalcall.com/2024/05/20/new-health-law-in-south-africa-addresses-inequality-but-critics-say-theyll-challenge-it/

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South Africa pursues universal health cover in face of headwinds

(7 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 2 South African surgeons Dr Tim Forgan and Dr Imraan Mia use a robot called DaVinci to perform delicate operations at the Tygerberg hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, July 15, 2022.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-pursues-universal-health-cover-face-headwinds-2023-06-13/

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Historic health coverage law signed in South Africa amid strained

(2 days ago) WEBA law establishing a universal health coverage (UHC) system that has been in the works for over a decade was signed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. With a third of the population

https://international.la-croix.com/world/historic-health-coverage-law-signed-in-south-africa-amid-strained-system-concerns

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Is NHI Bill’s signing a defining moment in SA’s - SABC News

(8 days ago) WEBAt the core of this, are questions on what implications will the Bill signed in its current form have on the future of the country’s health system wholistically as South Africa heads to polls and what impact will the imminent transitions that come with a new dispensation post the National and Provincial Elections (2024 NPE) this year mean for …

https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/is-nhi-bills-signing-a-defining-moment-in-sas-healthcare-system/

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South Africa approves controversial universal health bill

(6 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's National Assembly approved on Tuesday (June 13) a bill to introduce national health coverage in the country; the opposition fears that the overstretched public health system will

https://www.africanews.com/2023/06/14/south-africa-approves-controversial-universal-health-bill/

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South Africa opposition party intends to take bill providing …

(7 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s main opposition party announced it would go all the way to the Constitutional Court to fight the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, aimed at providing universal health coverage, on Tuesday.. Just two weeks out from the general election on May, 29 2024, the Bill would see free healthcare provided at the point for care for all …

https://www.jurist.org/news/2024/05/south-africa-opposition-party-intends-to-take-bill-providing-universal-health-coverage-to-constitutional-court/

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South Africa's Health Insurance Law Set to Face Legal Challenges

(7 days ago) WEBThe South African Health Professionals Collaboration (SAHPC), which represents 25,000 healthcare workers in the public and private sectors, said it was exploring a legal challenge against a bill

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-14/south-africas-health-insurance-law-set-to-face-legal-challenges

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National Health Insurance: All you need to know SAnews

(1 days ago) WEBWednesday, July 5, 2023. On 12 June 2023, the National Assembly (NA) passed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. The NHI Bill seeks to provide universal access to health care services in the country in accordance with the National Health Insurance White Paper and the Constitution of South Africa. The Bill envisages the establishment of a

https://www.sanews.gov.za/features-south-africa/national-health-insurance-all-you-need-know

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Doctor explains why National Health Insurance won't fix the

(9 days ago) WEBThe National Health Insurance (NHI) is not going to fix the public healthcare system, especially when the doctor-patient ratio is one to 4 500. This is according to Dr Bandile Hadebe, the spokesperson for the inaugural Africa Health Indaba, which is to be held in Gauteng in October. The event seeks to position Africa as a leader in medical

https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/doctor-explains-why-national-health-insurance-wont-fix-the-public-healthcare-system-20230927

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South Africa's Ramaphosa will sign health insurance bill into law

(1 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that he planned to sign into law a National Health Insurance (NHI) bill that aims to provide universal health coverage to South Africans

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-ramaphosa-says-he-will-sign-national-health-insurance-bill-2024-02-15/

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Minister Joe Phaahla: Universal Health Coverage in South Africa

(4 days ago) WEBKeynote Address by Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, MP, on the occasion of the Policy Dialogue on Universal Health Coverage in South Africa during the Event of Universal Coverage Day. Themed : “Build the World We Want: A Healthy Future For All”. Programme Director, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, MP, …

https://www.gov.za/news/speeches/minister-joe-phaahla-universal-health-coverage-south-africa-12-dec-2022

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Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo: Universal Health Coverage …

(8 days ago) WEBSouth Africa, among other countries, endorsed the most ambitious and comprehensive political declaration on health in history at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in September 2019. This declaration placed universal health coverage at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

https://www.gov.za/news/speeches/deputy-minister-sibongiseni-dhlomo-universal-health-coverage-south-africa-12-dec-2022

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ON UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

(9 days ago) WEBThe National Department of Health (NDOH), in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) South Africa country office, organised the Universal Health Coverage Policy Dialogue based on the 2022 Universal Health Coverage Day theme “Build the world we want; A healthy future for all”.

https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Policy-Dialogue-Report.pdf

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Mixed reactions on NHI and health insurance company wants to

(6 days ago) WEBNews; South Africa; Mixed reactions on NHI and health insurance company wants to collaborate to implement a 'balanced health coverage system'

https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/mixed-reactions-on-nhi-and-health-insurance-company-wants-to-collaborate-to-implement-a-balanced-health-coverage-system-cae4cc40-cc1d-44cf-9472-77cd59029662

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NHI to not end private healthcare in South Africa - Devdiscourse

(9 days ago) WEBCountry: South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed concerns that the National Health Insurance (NHI) will end private healthcare in South Africa. In his weekly newsletter on Monday, the President emphasized that the NHI aims to leverage the strengths of both the private and public health sectors to create a unified, quality health

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/2944354-nhi-to-not-end-private-healthcare-in-south-africa-president-assures

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South African paramedics face danger, theft trying to save lives

(4 days ago) WEBIt's 7:30 p.m. in the South African city of Cape Town. Paramedic Papinki Lebelo wears an expression of deep frustration as he waits in his ambulance outside the Philippi East police station. He's

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/05/19/1251372792/ambulances-attack-south-africa-cape-town

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South Africa Welcomes ICC Prosecutor Seeking Warrants for Israel, …

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https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-20/south-africa-welcomes-icc-prosecutor-seeking-warrants-for-israel-hamas-leaders

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S.Africa's top poultry producer flags bird flu risk amid vaccine …

(1 days ago) WEBThe bird flu outbreak and the electricity crisis, blamed on South Africa's ageing coal-fired plants, cost Astral Foods 2 billion rand, pushing the company to its first ever loss of 512 million

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/safricas-top-poultry-producer-flags-bird-flu-risk-amid-vaccine-delays-2024-05-20/

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