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The People’s Health Movement of South Africa (PHM-SA) notes with deep concern the reports of denial of access to emergency health care for people injured following protests against the Zimbabwe government’s recent fuel price hikes. Security forces have treated peaceful ...

The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) ran a workshop on the National Health Insurance (NHI) for the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ) in Gugulethu on 23 November 2018. There were approximately 25 activists who brought their questions to ...

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR PROPER CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NHI BILL – STOP THE RUSH What started as a marathon has turned into a sprint. After over a decade of policy documents, each iteration being further denuded of ...

By Shehnaz Munshi At the Rural Health Conference 2018, the People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) hosted a workshop themed “Bavuse! Mobile Mobilisation for a People’s NHI”. The conference took place on 21‑24 September 2018 close to Meyerton (Gauteng). Shehnaz Munshi, a ...

The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) submitted its comments on the National Health Insurance Bill, 2018, to the National Department of Health on 21 September 2018.  PHM-SA finds it regrettable that the public comment period was not extended beyond ...

Dear PHM friends, As you might be aware, the deadline for submitting comments on the NHI Bill is approaching real soon: Friday, 21 September. Our request for extension has been refused and now we are calling on all health civil ...

By Leslie London The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, gave a presentation on the National Health Insurance (NHI) at the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference on 12 September 2018. Although the Minister reaffirmed a commitment to a Single-payer system in ...

[This article first appeared in The Pulse, September 2018 Edition, newsletter of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA)] By Leslie London Affiliations: School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, and People’s Health Movement Nothing in the ...

The People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) welcomes the announcement by the Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi on Monday 3 September 2018, that South Africa is now listeriosis-free. The outbreak confirms that we need strong legislation with adequately-resourced monitoring and ...

A joint civil society submission on “Health Rights, Issues and Recommendations”  in South Africa has been made to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) by the People’s Health Movement South Africa (PHM-SA) in collaboration with ...