by Anneleen | Sep 6, 2022 | Home, NHI
Click here for full PDF Lynn Bust, Louis Reynolds, Lauren Paremoer, Anneleen De Keukelaere, Editorial With the quadruple burden of disease, and fragmented and dysfunctional health services, people’s health in South Africa is in the midst of a severe crisis. We are...
by Anneleen | Jul 11, 2022 | Home, NHI
CLICK HERE for the full PDF In 2022, the South African health system is in severe crisis. We are re-igniting our Critical Health Perspectives (CHP) publications with a fresh face. Our first focus will be on the massive health system reform currently pending in South...
by Tinashe Njanji | Jan 31, 2022 | C-19, COVID-19, Home, News & Analysis
We would like to share a tech-brief by the Access Campaign and PHM-SA on removing intellectual property barriers from COVID19 vaccines and treatment for people in South Africa. Emphasising how IP barriers can undermine access to medicines, particularly looking at...
by Tinashe Njanji | Dec 18, 2021 | C-19, COVID-19, Home
The emergence of the omicron variant shows the risks of vaccine inequity, and the response of the global North has been to further discriminate against and isolate the global South The article below was written by Fatima Hassan founding director of HJI, Leslie London...
by Tinashe Njanji | Aug 20, 2021 | C-19, COVID-19, Home
The following statement was issued by People’s Health Movement South Africa and Health Justice Initiative on 20 Aug 2021 A misplaced and disrespectful call to attend a “Freedom of Choice: No to Mandatory Vaccination Rally” at Groote Schuur this weekend is circulating...
by Tinashe Njanji | Jul 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Home, News & Analysis
Below is a joint press release by the HJI and PHM in response to Department of Health’s prioritisation of ‘special groups’ circular of 4 July – and subsequent (6 July) withdrawal. For Immediate Release 7 July 2021 Department of Health’s prioritisation of ‘special...