Young People’s Recommendations on South Africa’s NHI White Paper.
The following is the Young People’s Recommendations on South Africa’s NHI White Paper. 2016. Coordinated and facilitated by People’s Health Movement-South Africa (PHM-SA): Version 2-29 July 2016. i. Background The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 calls for member countries to commit to ‘ensure healthy lives and promote...
NHI Pie in The Sky
The following article was written by Megan Harker Elliott after the event "Student Discussion on NHI" and it was published by the Africa Health News National Health Insurance (NHI) seems pleasant to consider, but far away from realisation- “pie in the sky,” said one medical student saying, “when everyone is entitled to everything, no one is...
The People’s Health Movement – South Africa joins the call from civil society for an end to the Zuma Presidency
[tweet][Google][follow id="@PHMSA1" ]The People’s Health Movement - South Africa joins the call from civil society for an end to the Zuma Presidency. As a member of civil society, the People’s Health Movement - South Africa (PHMSA) endorses and adds its voice to those of other organisations in civil society, senior African National...
Report: The People’s Health Movement Public Meeting on the National Health Insurance 20 February 2016
Below is a report from the People’s Health Movement public forum on the National Health Insurance On Saturday 20 February 2016, the People’s Health Movement held a public forum in Khayelitsha to discuss the NHI White Paper, and collect community input. Close to 120 people attended and spent four hours analysing the policy, collecting testimonies,...
Invitation: Eastern Cape Provincial Health Summit
Come Join!!!! The People's Health Movement together with partners will be hosting the Eastern Cape Health Summit. The summit will be a platform where health activists, stakeholders, and professionals will discuss issues related to the Provincial health care services in lead up to the National Health Assembly which will be held in Cape Town in...
World TB Day Statement by The People’s Health Movement South Africa
The statement below has been issued by the People’s Health Movement South Africa on the World TB Day 2016 As the world commemorates the World TB day today 24 March 2016,we note that the growing epidemic of DR TB, affecting mainly poor and vulnerable populations in our country. We call upon our government to take necessary steps to address and...
Public Meeting Invitation “Can The National Health Insurance Deliver The Right To Health?” 20 Feb 2016
The People's Health Movement South Africa will be hosting a public meeting on the National Health Insurance. We are delighted in inviting you and the members of your organization. The public meeting, themed “Can The National Health Insurance Deliver The Right To Health” will be looking deeper into the National Health Insurance which we saw the...
National Health Insurance white paper: The good and the bad…..
The following article was written by the PHM-SA writting team after the release of the National Health Insurance White Paper in December 2015. The article was published by The GroundUp. South Africa is one of the most unequal nations in the world, and despite having the highest GDP on the continent, it boasts poor health indicators and faces a...
Speak out against secret nuclear deals
The article below was written by James Irlam who is the Deputy Treasurer of The People's Health Movement South Africa and it was published in the Fin24 The axing of Minister Nhlanhla Nene has highlighted his opposition to the nuclear deal as one likely reason for Zuma’s shocking move, writes James Irlam, who is the Deputy National Treasurer of...
Residents protest against the new health bill.
The following article was published in the Cape Times and it was written by: Dominic Adriaanse CONCERNED residents marched to the legislature yesterday, protesting a new Bill which they say will no longer recognise community health committees. Members of community health forums, the People’s Health Movement South Africa and the Cape Metro Health...