The South African Health Reforms 2009-2014: Moving Towards Universal Coverage
By Unknown Author.
Description
In 2008 the South African health sector was in crisis with an estimated 300,000 deaths from a delayed response to HIV, increasing health inequities, and a public sector unable to cope with the huge burden of disease. Three major reviews of the South African health system were separately commissioned: by the Development Bank of Southern Africa, by the Lancet Journal, and by the Ministry of Health. The findings of these reviews, published in 2009, provided a baseline for major new policy initiatives launched that year. Under the leadership of the Minister of Health, the government laid out a ...
ISBN(s)
1485110602, 9781485110606
