News and Analysis
A Programme of Action in the time of Covid-19 – a call for social solidarity
The People's Health Movement South Africa is among the 100 Civic Organisations, trade unions, faith-based organisations, organisations of informal workers and community-based organisations who endorsed the Programme of Action in the time of COVID-19 - A call for solidarity in South Africa. We, as civic organisations, trade unions, organisations...
COVID-19 in South Africa: voices from the community
Public Meeting at Observatory, Cape Town. Saturday, 14 March 202 The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will have its major impact on working class people in crowded periurban settlements where public health measures to slow it down and “flatten the curve” are difficult to practice, and where the public health system is already unable to cope...
PHM-SA Response to the 2020 Budget Speech
Below is our response to the 2020 Budget Speech The budget announced by finance minister Tito Mboweni on 26 February will intensify our national health crisis. It will weaken the public health system and, at the same time, increase our national burden of disease and ill-health — a two-sided assault on the health of the nation. Here’s why:...
Picket Today: People’s Health Movement Statement Against Non-Communicable diseases!
The People Health Movement South Africa today 10-12-19 wer picketing at the parliament of South Africa between 10am and 11am to highlight that South Africa is currently faced with the double burden of malnutrition - undernutrition and overweight with poor quality nutrition. Malnutrition is due to the poor-quality diet as well as the amount of...
National Community Health Workers Summit Resolutions, Bloemfontein, 1 March 2019
Community Health Workers (CHWs) in South Africa play an important part in the delivery of health care services to communities. CHWs have been crucial in the health care system through various programmes, including testing and prevention of HIV and TB, treatment adherence as well as health promotion. However, CHWs have lacked recognition and...
Walking the Talk for People’s National Health Insurance, Freedom Day, 27 April 2019
The People's Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) invites you to join our PHM-SA Steering Committee and other activist members in "walking the talk" of Health for All on Freedom Day, Saturday, 27 April 2019, from 8h00 at the Rondebosch Common, Cape Town: Fundraising Walk: "Walking the Talk for People's NHI" Date: Saturday, 27 April 2019 Time:...
Too poor to be treated? March for a People’s NHI! Cape Town, 24 April 2019
The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) is joining the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ), in partnership with many other organisations, on a march on Wednesday, 24 April 2019, to demand the effective implementation of a People’s National Health Insurance (NHI) across South Africa: Date: 24 April 2019 (Wednesday) Venue:...
Media Statement: Why has PHM-SA been ‘disinvited’ from SABC Big Debate on Health?
The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) is dismayed that it has been ‘disinvited’ by the SABC from participating in the “Big Debate” on Health on Sunday evening, 14 April 2019. PHM-SA is one of very few civil society organisations in South Africa that has contributed to the policy discussion on the National Health Insurance (NHI). The...
National Health Insurance Training Workshop (Cape Town): Call for Participants
PHM South Africa is organising a series of National Health Insurance (NHI) workshops and public engagements with different communities and groups across the country. These workshops, in a campaign partnership with a number of other Civil Society Organisations, aim to raise critical awareness of the health sector reforms needed if an NHI is to...
PHM-SA Annual General Meeting 2019
The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) invites you to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, 13 April 2019, in Cape Town. Date: Saturday, 13 April 2019 Time: 15:30 - 17:00 Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, UCT Faculty of Health Sciences, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town. Please RSVP to Tinashe Njanji: tinashe@phm-sa.org or...