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Mashup Score: 1All Aboard the NHI Train: Health minister hits back at critics of SA’s Universal Health Care plans - 5 month(s) ago
Addressing the Policy Dialogue on Universal Health Care in South Africa, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has fervently defended the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms against growing opposition.
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Mashup Score: 1NHI a step in the right direction to address inequality - 5 month(s) ago
OPINION: President Cyril Ramaphosa has no choice but to sign off on the NHI Bill, according to Cosatu, because “the NHI is an ANC policy mandate. not some seasonal slogan,” writes Trevor Ngwane.
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South Africa's NHI will be a great way to reduce health and economic inequalities in RSA https://t.co/9ewtNBbycb
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Mashup Score: 5South Africa is one step closer to universal health care. What you should know about the NHI and who will pay for it - 5 month(s) ago
South Africa has begun its journey towards universal healthcare, with the National Council of Provinces this voting in favour of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. But how will it work?
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Bravo South Africa taking a big leap towards UHC with the passing of the NHI Bill https://t.co/2GwrewzBPL
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Mashup Score: 9Allowing pharmacists to give drugs for HIV and TB welcomed - 8 month(s) ago
The Treatment Action Campaign, the South African Pharmacy Council and activists said the ruling would ease the burden on the “congested” health-care system.
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Last week, the Gauteng High Court in #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 ruled that trained pharmacists can now administer antiretroviral therapy, easing the strain on the healthcare system & helping South Africa reach #HIV management targets. 🏥 Read about this ruling! https://t.co/SUlZquXmoC
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Rather than implementing National Health Insurance as a single-payer system, as is proposed in the NHI Bill of 2019, the government should consider using elements of the existing health system to provide quality health care to all South Africans, says the Health Funders Association.
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Nonsense! A publicly financed health system in South Africa will NOT stifle innovation it will improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities https://t.co/GrkM6Xpp98
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Mashup Score: 0LOOK: The absence of radiotherapy in Malawi leads to a large number of patients being sent to palliative care - 3 year(s) ago
About 40% of cervical cancer patients in Malawi are referred to palliative care despite some of them being eligible for radiotherapy because the treatment does not exist in the country.
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LOOK: The absence of radiotherapy in Malawi leads to a large number of patients being sent to #palliativecare @mjanebates https://t.co/6224tRyGK7
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Mashup Score: 57Data imperialism in a pandemic: How to make things fall apart - 3 year(s) ago
The moral bankruptcy displayed by some has again been laid bare by their “vaccine nationalism”.
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Open sharing of data is critically important during a pandemic, which by definition impacts the entire world. But that sharing needs to occur equitably. Open data can't be at the expense of the scientists who generate it. https://t.co/4hNUMBOZlR
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“Out of all the reported hospitalisation, five were allergic reactions that have now resolved. One hospitalisation is still under investigation.”
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Hospital cases are not related to J&J vaccine, says study investigator https://t.co/rNutKPHnd1
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As countries around the world scramble to secure and perform mass roll-outs of the much-awaited vaccines, researchers have warned of fake news making the rounds that the vaccine could impact fertility.
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No evidence Covid-19 vaccine is linked to infertility – researchers https://t.co/P5jtuWgQlP
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Mashup Score: 138SA drugs regulator bans 'miracle' Covid-19 treatment as unsafe - 3 year(s) ago
The import into South Africa of ivermectin, a drug that has made international headlines recently as a so-called “miracle cure” for Covid-19, has been declared illegal.
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RT @lifebiomedguru: The utter madness continues. SA drugs regulator bans 'miracle' Covid-19 treatment as unsafe https://t.co/1UiSTuAArh
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Now is the time for UHC in South Africa https://t.co/0RZvKST37H