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The incidence of health financing in South Africa
South Africa

There is an international call for countries to ensure universal health coverage. This call has been embraced in South Africa  in the form of a National Health Insurance (NHI). Other forms of health financing in South Africa include general tax revenue, direct...

South Africa’s national health insurance (NHI) policy
South Africa

The NHI in South Africa is part of a health care financing reform that is designed to pool funds to actively purchase and provide access to quality, affordable personal healthcare services to the population based on their health needs, irrespective of their...

Namibia’s 2014/15 national health accounts report
Namibia

Namibia has made a commitment to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), which requires the provision of quality health services to the population at an affordable cost. Health financing is a key element to consider in the move towards UHC, and health accounts...

Sociodemographic patterns of health insurance coverage in Namibia
Namibia

Health insurance has been found to increase healthcare utilisation and reduce catastrophic health expenditures in a number of countries which can put a country on the path towards universal health coverage. However, coverage is often unequally distributed among...

Securing sustainable financing: A priority for health programs in Namibia
Namibia

Namibia is a signatory to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 3 states  that member states must ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages. One of the targets under this goal is to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC),...

Fiscal space and financing for national health insurance in Botswana
Botswana

This brief summarizes the main findings and policy implications of a Fiscal Space Analysis conducted in Botswana. The purpose of the analysis was to contribute to the policy dialogue concerning NHI in Botswana by estimating the potential revenue that could be gained...

Namibia gets US$270.83 million to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia gets US$270.83 million to address the COVID-19 pandemic
Namibia

The government of Namibia received approximately US$270.83 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument  to help the country address urgent balance of payments and fiscal financing needs stemming from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Namibia has been...

South Africa debates Bill to provide Universal Health Care
South Africa debates Bill to provide Universal Health Care
South Africa

South Africa's parliament debates the National Health Insurance bill, a plan for universal health care that proponents said will bring justice and equality to the health care system in this deeply unequal country. Some critics argue that the plan is too ambitious,...