The South African healthcare system is plagued by inequalities at various levels. The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill was recently passed by the National Assembly and has revived debate on whether the NHI can effectively bridge the gap between the rich and the poor i...
Poor healthcare access is a major barrier to receiving antenatal care and a cause of high maternal mortality in South Africa (SA). 'Point-of-care' (POC) di... TP Mashamba-Thompson,PK Drain,B Sartorius - 《Bmj Open》 被引量: 7发表: 2016年 Mobile phone use among patients and health ...
The introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme call for the health reform in South Africa and it will change the whole health sector and offers equal benefits on access to quality health care services to everyone in South Africa. ; Thesis (LLM. (Labour Law)) -- University of ...
National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). Previous analyses of mortality amenable to health care only focused on high-income cou...
Background National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). Previous analyses of mortality amenable to health care only focused on high...
We found that PWDs were unable to access PHC due to obstacles including the interplay of four major factors; availability, acceptability, geography and affordability. In particular, limited availability of health care facilities and services and perceived low quality of care meant that those in need...
Women who have migrated often encounter difficulties in accessing healthcare and experience inequitable sexual and reproductive health outcomes in destination countries. These health inequities include contraceptive access and use. To better understand w
Refugees like many other vulnerable groups are one of the groups that may be particularly affected by apparent and hidden barriers to healthcare access during the COVID-19 pandemic times (Berhe, Tegabu, and Alemayehu, 2013). This is because some measures put in place to adhere to the CO...
The study identifies provision of primary healthcare services using the capitated health model as a prerequisite for promoting positive healthcare outcomes for a country’s population. However, capitated members have continued to face challenges in acces
A study conducted in South Africa, revealed that individuals in high-income areas had little trouble obtaining access to supportive services or high-quality care; however, those in lower-income areas had significantly less responsive services, low trust in the healthcare system and greater unmet ...