The MEC for Health in KwaZulu-Natal Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo is to present a report on the selected districts for the pilot of the National Health Insurance (NHI) in KwaZulu-Natal. This will be part of a number of presentations to be made by the department to the Portfolio Committee as part of their oversight role.
On 22 March 2012 the Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced the ten districts, two (Umzinyathi and uMgungundlovu) are in KwaZulu-Natal, to pilot the National Health Insurance. The Minister further announced that the province, KwaZulu-Natal, has volunteered an additional district (Amajuba) for the pilot.
The first phase until 2015 would focus on strengthening the public health sector and piloting from April 2012 in ten selected districts. A selection criteria used to guide provincial selection of a NHI pilot district was based on the following:
- Vulnerability of the population, mainly looking at the deprivation index and the socioeconomic profile of the district population as standard measures
- Access to healthcare: geographical access to health care facilities, coverage of health services to population served, utilisation and service delivery indicators
- Equity: equitable distribution of resources looking at PHC per capita budget allocations and expenditure
- Burden of Disease: includes Perinatal mortality, HIV and TB outcome indicators and
- Functionality and efficiency: leadership, management and governance
Journalists are invited to this presentation to take place as follows:
Date: 28 March 2012 (Today)
Time: 13h30
Venue: VIP Dinning Hall, iNkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital ; Durban
Chris Maxon
Cell: 083 447 2869
