South AfricaThe National Health Insurance scheme policy in South Africa is fraught with many challenges which threaten its feasibility. This paper evaluates one of the most controversial aspects pertaining to t he National Health Insurance scheme which is the financing aspect of the scheme. The paper...
In South Africa, UHC is currently being pursued through a policy proposal to implement a National Health Insurance (NHI) [26]. At present, South Africa’s health system is sharply divided between public and private sectors [26]. Both public and private sectors are governed by the Minister of...
To the Editor: At the 2008 SAMA conference 'The Future of Health Care in South Africa - How Will It Be Provided and Funded?', I addressed the history of South Africa's health policy, in particular the views of the mass movements on health and access to health care, traced back to the...
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In July 2024, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule” or “Rule”) aimed at regulating and mitigating heat-related hazards in the workplace. If enacted, the long-anticipated Rule will have far-reaching impa...
Community-based Health Planning Services GDHS: Ghana Demographic and Health Survey ICF: Inner-City Fund MCH: Maternal and child health MMR: Maternal mortality ratio NHIS: National Health Insurance Scheme PNC: Postnatal care SBA: Skilled birth attendance SDG: Sustainable Development Goal ...
The national health insurance fund (NHIF) has included NCD services in its national scheme. We evaluated the effectiveness of NHIF in providing financial risk protection to households with persons living with hypertension and/or diabetes in Kenya. Methods We carried out a prospective cohort study,...
However, the federal government established the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 1995. At the initial phase, the scheme encompasses government employees and the organized private sector, with plans for expansion to include the informal sector. Since its inception, the number of Nigerians ...
c National health reforms in the co-called emerging powers, are on-going. China is rolling out an innovative multi-billion health insurance scheme to cover its 850 million rural citizens [7]. In its 12th Plan, India recently announced its commitment to achieve UHC by doubling the public ...
In addition to out-of-pocket payments, other financing channels such as health insurance funds, commercial health insurance, and local fiscal funding could be explored to cover the cost of the vaccines. Regarding bidding and procurement, it is helpful to draw on experiences of centralized bidding ...