Healthcare

From Lifespan to Healthspan: Why Preventative Healthcare Matters Now More Than Ever

South Africa is facing a major health transition. While the average life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century, the quality of those additional years, commonly referred to as one's ‘healthspan,’ remains under threat from non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

HFA Opposes Minister’s Bid to Delay NHI Court Challenges

The Health Funders Association (HFA) has announced its opposition to the Minister of Health’s court application, which seeks to stay both the HFA’s and all other pending court challenges to the constitutionality of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, and to consolidate them into a single case pending the outcome of the assent challenges reviewing the President’s decision to sign the Act.

The Mother load: Why postpartum depression and burnout are becoming workplace issues

The seven hidden dangers of NHI implementation

The National Health Insurance (NHI) Act has been presented to South Africans as a bold step toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). While the goal of equitable access to quality healthcare is both noble and necessary, the underlying economic and operational assumptions of the NHI model are deeply flawed.