Access to health services

By Iliya Kure South Africa's Medical Schemes Amendment Bill and the National Health Insurance Amendment Bill will introduce measures that will lift a financial burden from beneficiaries who are subjected to high healthcare costs,…

By Gabi Khumalo There’s a reason why South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela was affectionately referred to as the “father of the nation”. He was called such not only for the fatherly role he played…

By Juliana Katung Kaduna (Nigeria) - Kaduna State House Assembly has passed the Contributory Health Management Authority 2017 Bill. The passage came when the House set aside the section 3 paragraph 7 of the standard rule of the House to…

By Ahmad Umar Gombe (Nigeria) - Primary Health Care Development Agency in Bauchi State, northeast of the country plans to introduce Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Service Providers (CHIPS). The Executive Chairman of the…

By Ibrahima Yakubu Kaduna (Nigeria) - Likoro and Unguwar Dan Yanma communities in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, have expressed worry about the inadequate and poor state of Primary Health Care (PHC) in…

By Longtong Ibrahim Kaduna (Nigeria) – Residents of Jankasa community, a village in Northern Nigeria have decried absence of health facility in their community, saying they travel 15KM to get access. Most rural areas in Nigeria are…