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The National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and ...
When South Africa freed itself of apartheid, the new health care policy has emphasised public health care, which is founded with primary health care. The National Strategic Plan therefore promotes distribution of anti-retroviral therapy through the public sector, and more specifically, primary health care. [10]
Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses. As with other types of insurance, risk is shared among many individuals.
HIV and AIDS in South Africa are major health concerns, and more than 5.3 million people are thought to be living with the virus in South Africa. [7] HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the retrovirus that causes the disease known as AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS than any other country. [8]
Vitality is a United Kingdom-based company offering private health insurance and life insurance to the UK market. It has approximately 1.8 million members (June 2024 figures). The company is a subsidiary of Discovery Limited, a South Africa-based financial services group listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
The Natal Medical Council was then established in 1896, followed by the Medical and Pharmacy Council of the Orange River Colony in 1904 and the Transvaal Medical Council in 1905. [ 2 ] Following the formation of the Union of South Africa , the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) was formed in accordance with Act 13 of 1928 to ...
Pages in category "Insurance companies of South Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
This repeal was interpreted by the Appellate Division, in the leading case on the sources of South African insurance law, Mutual & Federal v Oudtshoorn Municipality, to mean that the Roman-Dutch law of insurance was restored. South African insurance law is governed mainly by Roman-Dutch law as its common law. Nevertheless, the courts have ...