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Fix the provinces and rural health to make the health budget work for all - statement by SECTION27 and RHAP
20 May 2013
Read this response by Section27 and Rural Health Advocacy Project to the Ministers health budget speech. This statement provides a good summary of the issues and successes. Read full story
Health Budget speech by Dr Aaron Motsoaledi
17 May 2013
Minister says quality of public healthcare must go up, and cost of private healthcare come down, if scheme is to work. Read full story
Health insurance plan, price regulation soon, says minister
16 May 2013
The white paper on National Health Insurance (NHI) will be out for public comment "very soon", Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Wednesday, warning it would go hand in hand with price regulation of the private healthcare industry. Read full story
Cancer jabs for girls
16 May 2013
Fresh from his battle to reduce HIV infections and make antiretrovirals freely available to almost two million South Africans infected with the virus that causes Aids, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is now taking on cervical cancer. Read full story
