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PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Wednesday a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage, hailing it as a major step towards a more just ...
South Africa is moving ahead with implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, despite strong opposition from within and outside government. The NHI ...
The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and ...
Authority and service delivery are divided between the national Department of Health, provincial health departments, and municipal health departments. [ 1] In 2017, South Africa spent 8.1% of GDP on health care, or US$499.2 per capita. Of that, approximately 42% was government expenditure. [ 2] About 79% of doctors work in the private sector.
On 17 February 2021, South Africa started its national vaccination program against COVID-19. The program will go through in phases, prioritizing healthcare and frontline workers and then those over the age of 60. According to health officials, South Africa has administered 38,717,957 vaccine doses across the country as of 27 March 2023.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: The President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa speaks via video link during the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters on ...
Aaron Motsoaledi. Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi (born 7 August 1958) is a South African politician is the Minister of Health in the cabinet of South Africa, having been appointed in this position with effect 3 July 2024. [ 1] He was previously the Minister of Home Affairs from 2019 to 2024 as well as the Minister of Health from 2009 to 2019.
According to Statistics South Africa 's [6] mid-year population estimates for 2018, [7] the total HIV prevalence rate for the country is 13.1%. The HIV prevalence rate for all adults aged 15 to 49 is 19.0%. [7] Statistics South Africa estimates the number of deaths attributable to AIDS in 2017 as 126,755 or 25.03% of all South African deaths.