‘Wing and a prayer’ days over for SA’s healthcare system | Bateman | South African Medical Journal

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‘Wing and a prayer’ days over for SA’s healthcare system

Chris Bateman

Abstract

South Africa’s healthcare system is enduring the most comprehensive audit ever conducted as local and international experts gear up to mine the unprecedented mountain of data for criteria to identify 10 of the country’s 52 health districts to pilot national health insurance (NHI) delivery from April next year.

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Chris Bateman, HMPG

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national health insurance, pilot sites

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South African Medical Journal 2011;101(12):859.

Article History

Date submitted: 2011-11-02
Date published: 2011-11-25

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