UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE FOR SA?

http://www.mediaclubsouthafrica.com/index.php04 August 2009 Samson MulugetaThe South African government is planning the rollout of universal health coverage in the country, in line with the Bill of Rights provision that “everyone has the right to have access to...

Zille gives national insurance poor prognosis

Xolani Mbanjwa Cape ArgusJune 20 2009 Battle lines have been drawn around the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, with the DA slamming the government for interfering with private healthcare, while the ANC has called for urgent intervention because private healthcare...

NHI – What’s Wrong With This Debate?

Health-e (Cape Town)Alex van den Heever9 June 2009Fifteen years of failing to address the systemic challenges facing the health of the country lends itself to over compensation in the form of the grand gesture. The seductive quality of the grand gesture, however, is...

Proposed insurance spells a health disaster

The Times5 August 2009Reader letter : Sue RichardsonTHE proposed National Health Insurance that has been outlined in the press recently might sound absolutely wonderful, and the emotive “solidarity” and “equality” are of course vital in motivating for this system, but...

NHI would never work in South Africa

The Times : June 20, 2009There is no way a National Health Insurance system can serve the needs of South Africans, because those running this country don’t know how to devise and implement one; “Equal access to ALL hospitals” (June 14). — Vernon Edwards, Cape...