HPCSA wants the NHI to be the only funding mechanism for health, Medical Aids will then cease to exist.
Read MoreA recent survey indicates that 71% of South Africans have no hesitancy in COVID-19 vaccination. This suggests that demand for vaccination will be high and impose a large-scale undertaking by public and private sector hospitals, private and public sector health professionals and pharmacies. COVID Vaccine Financial Risk – Private and Public As a consequence of […]
Read MoreSupply Issues With the massive spike of cases in India, the Serum Institute in India have diverted vaccines for domestic use in May 2021. Due to this, COVAX 1 facility could not deliver the vaccines intended for Africa – between February and May, Africa received 18.2 million of the 66 million expected vaccines through COVAX. […]
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Read MoreThe heads of some of South Africa’s largest NGO and NPOs today published an open letter calling for the visibility and support of a sector critical to millions of South Africans. _____________ Those that we support and those who support us are on the verge of collapse due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We have heeded […]
Read MoreA study at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London has revealed that the virus could target organs other than those concerned with airway function . Cardiac tissue damage and consequent heart failure has been observed in up to 20 percent of COVID-19 patients. 500,000 single cells from 14 human hearts and […]
Read MoreHealth Minister Zweli Mkhize has launched 67 mobile sampling and testing units, which will be deployed nationwide to scale up the country’s capacity to test citizens for Covid-19. The National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) added 60 new units to its fleet of seven to ramp up its testing capacity. These will be deployed to smaller […]
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