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The ANC’s Dangerous Dalliance with the NHI

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Finance Minister Godongwana’s budget averted any meaningful funding heading the way of National Health Insurance (NHI). Although he categorically rejected NHI last year as a

A Short History on Health Policy: From Beetroot to Silver Bullets

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This is the last in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a

The Private Health System: Oh so expensive!

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This is the fourth in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a

The public health system: Quality, outcomes & medicolegal liabilities

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This is the third in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas elaborates on the critically important distinction between universal health coverage (a

The Public Health System: Is it Under-Resourced?

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This is the second in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas will provide readers with the critically important distinction between universal health

Universal Health Coverage vs National Health Insurance

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This is the first in a series of five articles in which Michael Settas will provide readers with the critically important distinction between universal health

The ANC’s populist NHI delusion

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Public statements made recently by Dr Nicholas Crisp, deputy Director General of National Health Insurance (NHI), entirely define the populism and socialist ideology espoused by

An energy crisis created by climate change activists 

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Nassim Taleb, one of the world’s leading authorities on risk management, has aptly supplemented our modern lexicon with the adjective ‘antifragile’ – the opposite of

Next step towards NHI: Certificate of Need for doctors

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Government’s third attempt at implementing a Certificate of Need for private healthcare providers should be no surprise to anyone who understands how enamoured the ANC

The ANC’s 110th Anniversary Statement – Fact or Fiction?

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In the classic Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet there is a scene wherein Lord Polonius is imparting various virtuous wisdoms to his soon-to-be travelling son, Laertes. Polonius