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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(5 days ago) WEBItem 1 of 3 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law-2024-05-15/

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(3 days ago) WEBSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed into law a new health bill that aims to overhaul the country’s healthcare system but is set to face legal challenges from opposition parties.

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-law-elections-e1e15892eaa6efa51cc1bf14959d3453

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is

(8 days ago) WEBSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved a controversial new law that will lead to the biggest shake-up in the health sector since the end of the racist system of apartheid 30 years ago.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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The United Nations in South Africa Statement on the signing of …

(7 days ago) WEBPretoria, 15 May 2024 – The United Nations (UN) in South Africa welcomes the signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law and considers it as a significant milestone in the journey towards universal health care that leaves no one behind. In line with social protection aspirations, the law is intended to ensure that all …

https://southafrica.un.org/en/268758-united-nations-south-africa-statement-signing-south-african-national-health-insurance-bill

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National Health Act

(6 days ago) WEBprogressive realisation of the right of the people of South Africa to have access to health care services, including reproductive health care; * section 27 (3) of the Constitution provides that no one may be refused 'health care provider' means a person providing health services in terms of any law, including in terms of the- (a) Allied

https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nhrec-train_NationalHealthAct.pdf

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National Health Act 61 of 2003 South African Government

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Health Act 61 of 2003 intends: to provide a framework for a structured uniform health system within the Republic, taking into account the obligations imposed by the Constitution and other laws on the national, provincial and local governments with regard to health services; and. to provide for matters connected …

https://www.gov.za/documents/acts/national-health-act-61-2003-23-jul-2004

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South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Why it is

(6 days ago) WEBPresident Ramaphosa approves a law that seeks to provide universal health care for all - but not everyone is happy.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1030v3p1r8o

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National Health Act 2003 - SAFLII

(4 days ago) WEBSubject to National Archives of South Africa Act, 1996 (Act 43 of 1996), and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act 2 of 2000), the person in charge of a health establishment must ensure that a health record containing such information as may be prescribed is created and maintained at that health establishment for every user of

https://www.saflii.org/za/legis/consol_act/nha2003147/

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REVIEW Health legislation and policy - HST

(5 days ago) WEBhealth goods and health related products, and to eliminate as far as is reasonably possible the fragmentation of health care funding in South Africa”. The definitions in a Bill should, where possible, be in concert with the terminology in related legislation. The Bill includes a new variant to the term “health care provider” (defined in

https://www.hst.org.za/publications/South%20African%20Health%20Reviews/01%20SAHR_2019_Health%20legislation%20and%20policy.pdf

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Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and COVID-19 in South Africa

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on March 5 th, 2020. Ten days later, on March 15 th, 2020, the government utilized the Disaster Management Act (2002) to declare a State of National Disaster. Under this Act, the government set up a National Command Council (NCC) made up of Cabinet Ministers and restricted certain …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/06/04/south-africa-global-responses-covid19/

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ACTS AND REGULATIONS - SAHPRA

(7 days ago) WEBConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 . In terms of the constitutional provisions, the Authority is, amongst others, guided by the following sections and schedules: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, places obligations on the state to progressively realise socio-economic rights, including access to healthcare. Section 27 …

https://www.sahpra.org.za/acts-and-regulations/

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WEBSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed the law as a major step towards a more just

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/south-africas-ramaphosa-signs-health-bill-weeks-before-election

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(8 days ago) WEBSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/new-south-africa-health-law-aims-deep-inequality-110263004

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South Africa's president signs major health bill just before election

(9 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures as he signs into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Building in Pretoria, South

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2024/south-africas-president-approves-major-health-reform-law/

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South Africa Gears Up for Legal Battle Over Health-Care Revamp

(3 days ago) WEBA legal battle over South Africa’s newly enacted national health-insurance law is brewing and is likely to end up in the nation’s top court. President Cyril Ramaphosa approved the

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-16/south-africa-gears-up-for-legal-battle-over-health-care-revamp

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(9 days ago) WEBSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday signed into law a bill that aims to overhaul the healthcare system to address deep inequality, but it faces legal challenges from critics.. The

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-cyril-ramaphosa-south-africa-african-national-congress-johannesburg-b2545630.html

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Health Law and Ethics Research Interest Group

(4 days ago) WEBWelcome to the Health Law & Ethics Research Interest Group . We aim to engage in topical health law and ethics research and teaching from a uniquely South African perspective, and to impact on the South African, African, and …

https://law.ukzn.ac.za/health-law/

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National Health Act [No. 61 of 2003] - South African …

(Just Now) WEBREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Vol. 469 Cape Town 23 July 2004 No. 26595 THE PRESIDENCY No. 869 23 July 2004 It is hereby notified that the President has assented to the following Act, which is hereby published for general information:– No. 61 of 2003: National Health Act, 2004. AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-123-22 Prevention is the cure

https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a61-03.pdf

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Mental health and the law: a South African perspective - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Care Act 2002 (Act no. 17 of 2002), hereafter referred to as ‘the Act’, together with its regulations ushered in a new era for South African psychiatry by replacing the Mental Health Act of 1973. The Act was assented to on 28 October 2002, but commenced on 15 December 2004, taking many clinicians by surprise.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5618904/

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Legal claims for medical mistakes are on the rise in South Africa: …

(3 days ago) WEBThe South African Law Reform Commission has proposed a three-tiered strategy to reduce medico-legal litigation. The first is at the primary level. In a bid to improve the quality of care the

https://theconversation.com/legal-claims-for-medical-mistakes-are-on-the-rise-in-south-africa-whats-behind-the-trend-187393

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South African Health Insurance Law Passed by Lawmakers

(2 days ago) WEBSouth Africa’s National Assembly approved a new law that will pave the way for the introduction of universal health insurance, a plan its critics argue will be financially unsustainable and

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-13/lawmakers-pass-contentious-south-african-health-insurance-law

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Public Health Law in South Africa, by Sundrasagaran Nadasen

(9 days ago) WEBNadasen discusses the devolution of public health responsibilities between the South African central government and the provinces in Chapter 2 and thus provides insights into the structural challenges health promotion and protection faces in South Africa. The functions of the federal South African Department of Health enumerated in § 14(1)(a

https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1223&context=ijgls

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MSc(Med) Bioethics and Health Law - Wits University

(9 days ago) WEBFoundations of Health Law; This unit will cover sources of South African law, the Constitution, statutory and common law in the context of health. Criminal, civil and family law and their interaction with health will be explored. The National Health Act will be discussed as well as the amendments to the Medicines & Related Substances Act.

https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/health/mscmed-bioethics-and-health-law/

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BHSc(Hons) Bioethics and Health Law - Wits University

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction to Health Law. The Introduction to Health Law block covers sources of South African Law, the Constitution, statutory and common law in the context of health. Criminal, civil and family law and their interaction with health will be explored. The National Health Act will be discussed as well as the amendments to the Medicines Control

https://www.wits.ac.za/course-finder/postgraduate/health/bhschons-bioethics-and-health-law/

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but - Yahoo

(Just Now) WEBSouth Africa New Health Law South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-africa-health-law-aims-150112553.html

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