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The below is a Human Rights Budget Speech supported by a number of Civil Society Organizations including The People’s Health Movement South Africa. 2017 Human Rights Budget Speech 21 February 2017 People of South Africa, I have the honour to ...

The People’s Health Movement South Africa applauds Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba’s report into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of mentally ill patients in Gauteng in 2016. The subtitle of the report — “No guns: 94+ silent deaths and still ...

Below is a tribute to Dr Halfdan written by the People’s Health Movement Global Dr. Halfdan Mahler, three times Director General of the World Health Organisation, passed away in Geneva on 14th December at the age of 93. Dr Mahler’s ...

The People’s Movement South Africa, Section27 and Treatment Action Campaign hosted the National Health Assembly on 24-26 June 2016, which was attended by 156 delegates from 31 organisations. The reports and documents of the Assemble are below. The People’s Health ...

Today the People’s Health Movement South Africa stands in solidarity with the The Gauteng Community Health Care Forum (GCHCF) who are protesting against the continuing disregard of Community Healthcare Workers’ (CHWs) labour rights by the Gauteng Department of Health (DoH). ...

A year ago, students first mobilised in protest at the South African Government’s lack of commitment to free education for all, and poor acknowledgement of the lived experience of the majority of students at South African universities. Again this year, ...

Below is the report of the PHASA workshop which was hosted by the People’s Health Movement at the PHASA conference on 19 September 2016 in East London, South Africa. Is there a better pill in the house? Civil Society action ...

The People’s Health Movement South Africa, Tygerberg Students Council and Junior Doctors Associ ation of South Africa will be hosting a public meeting on the Occupational Rights and Safety of Junior Doctors. The event will feature guest speakers, Dr Yumna ...

The following is the Young People’s Recommendations on  South Africa’s NHI White Paper. 2016. Coordinated and facilitated by People’s Health Movement-South Africa (PHM-SA): Version 2-29 July 2016. i. Background The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 calls for ...

The following article was written by  Megan Harker Elliott after the event “Student Discussion on NHI” and it was published by the Africa Health News National Health Insurance (NHI) seems pleasant to consider, but far away from realisation- “pie in the ...