South Africa (SA) is reforming its health system in preparation for an anticipated national
health insurance (NHI) scheme that aims to improve the delivery of affordable, equitable …

Background: While South Africa's Constitution, health legislation and policies value public
health (PH) approaches, Public Health Medicine (PHM) specialists are largely invisible in …

ABSTRACT Background: South African physicians can specialise in public health through a
four-year 'registrar'programme. Despite national health policies that seemingly value public …

A population perspective on health underpins the 17 newly adopted Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and South Africa's recently promulgated White Paper on …

Public health (PH) skills are core to building responsive and appropriate health systems,
and PH personnel including medical specialists are embedded in many countries' health …

Background Public health (PH) approaches underpin the management and transformation
of health systems in low-and middle-income countries. Despite the Master of Public Health …

Health workforce shortages in Sub-Saharan Africa are widely recognized, particularly of
physicians, leading the training and deployment of Non-physician clinicians (NPCs). The …

This consensus study was initiated by ASSAf as a response to the ongoing challenge of
shortages of healthcare professionals. The study was conceptualised following an ASSAf …

Background Internationally, there has been renewed focus on primary healthcare (PHC).
PHC revitalisation is one of the mechanisms to emphasise health promotion and prevention …

Voices of health policy makers and public health managers : key themes Page 1 273 16 Yogan
Pillay National Department of Health and The Equity Project Voices of Health Policy Makers and …