Latest Critical Health Perspectives posts

Beware think-tanks! Corporate think-tanks, free market ideology and the attack on the Right to Health

As the recent debate on National Health Insurance has shown, the prospects for fundamental reform of the South African health care system represent important opportunities for those concerned about health equity, but also for those concerned about maximising profits from private health care.

Community Health Committees as a vehicle for participation in advancing the right to health.

Community participation has been considered one of several key ingredients required to improve community health yet, studies from Southern Africa underscore serious shortcomings in the implementation of meaningful community participation. This paper explores the role of Health Committees as a vehicle for participation in advancing the health rights of communities.

Millennium Development Goals: Progress & prospects for meeting Child Survival targets in South Africa
The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 189 United Nations Member states including South Africa are committed to achieve by 2015. This paper takes a critical look at South Africa's prospects for meeting the MDG targets for child survival.
Public Health Crisis in SA is more than just TB & HIV

Pls. find the 2007/3 issue of Critical Health Perspectives in attachment.

A pro-poor critique of prepayment water meters in South Africa: The Phiri story
The District Health Barometer 2005/6. What does it say about promises and practice of PHC?
Carmageddon: the hidden war between motor cars and people
Intellectual property rules suit the wealthy
Right to Health Campaign in South Africa
Children’s right to health: Do they get what was promised?
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