South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next?

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dc.contributor.authorMyburgh, Neil G.
dc.contributor.authorSolanki, Geetesh
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T08:48:42Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T08:48:42Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe National Assembly approval of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill represents an important milestone, but there are many uncertainties concerning its implementation and timeline. The challenges faced by the South African healthcare system are huge, and we cannot afford to wait for NHI to address them all. It is critical that the process of strengthening the health system to advance universal healthcare (UHC) begins now, and there are several viable initiatives that can be implemented without delay. This article examines potential scenarios after the Bill is passed and ways in which UHC could be advanced. It begins with an overview of the trajectory of health system reform since 1994, then examines the scenarios that may emerge once the Bill is passed by Parliament and makes a case for finding ways in which UHC could be advanced within the country, regardless of any legal or financial barriers that may delay or limit NHI implementation.
dc.identifier.citationSolanki, G.C., Wilkinson, T., Myburgh, N.G., Cornell, J.E. and Brijlal, V., 2024. South African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare-where to next?. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 114(3), pp.13-16.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i3.1571
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19848
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSouth African Medical Association
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectDental visits
dc.subjectOral health
dc.subjectOral health behaviour
dc.subjectOral Health risk factors
dc.titleSouth African healthcare reforms towards universal healthcare – where to next?
dc.typeArticle

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