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February 2016 sanews; Government has allocated R4.5 billion for the National Health Insurance (NHI) over the next three years. This is according to National Treasury’s Budget Review document, which was released when Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tabled the 2016 Budget Speech on Wednesday.   “National Health Insurance, which is being …

February 2016 groundup; “The best way to get your prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs) paid is to complain on the HelloPeter website,” consumer rights activist Angela Drescher said at the public hearings of the Health Market Inquiry, which got underway in Pretoria on 16 February. The inquiry is being run by …

January 2016; SciDevNet; A device that can magnify tuberculosis bacteria without using a conventional glass lens could soon replace expensive lens-based microscopes in developing countries, according to a feasibility study published in the journal Tuberculosis. The gadget could diagnose tuberculosis in a sample within seven days, while also reducing the …

January 2016 worldbankblog; NCDs are the silent killers with insidious debilitating complications and premature deaths. Take cancer as an example. In 2012, approximately 645,000 new cancer cases and 456,000 cancer deaths occurred in Africa. With limited knowledge and awareness, most patients reach health facilities at an advanced stage of the …

January 2016 theguardian; The e-cigarette – the smoking alternative that has gone from nothing to a sprawling, unregulated multibillion dollar business in less than a decade – could be “no better” than traditional cigarettes, according to a new study. Research published in the Journal of Oral Oncology claims to have …

January 2016 theguardian; A French man in his 20s who volunteered to take part in a drug trial has died after serious side effects left him brain dead. Five other men are still in hospital “in a stable condition”, but doctors fear three of them may have suffered irreversible brain …

January 2016 AidSpan; The Global Fund is cautiously exploring the idea of introducing one or more next generation financing models. These are models where the basis for payments to implementers is changed from expenses (the way the Fund currently operates) to outputs, outcomes, or impact. The Global Fund co-chairs a …

January 2016 Gavi; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance today called for proven-concept innovations from entrepreneurs and companies that could drive improvements in immunisation in developing countries. The Geneva-based public-private partnership will identify the most promising concepts and technologies and connect them with influential public and private sector leaders. At the World …

January 2016 MalawiNewsAgency; The health services which are supposed to be provided for free to Malawians in government’s public health facilities are said to be paid for as some medical personnel at Nsanje District Health Office are allegedly demanding cash from patients, Malawi News Agency can reveal. The development has …

January 2016 Leadership; The Dangote Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced a combined financial package of $100 million over the next five years (2016-2020) towards ending malnutrition in Nigeria. This commitment is expected to improve the lives of at least five million families by 2020. Chairman of …