Recovery and transforming the South African health system

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated lives and livelihoods globally and in South Africa (SA). The SA government has been lauded for its swift response to the pandemic, in March 2020 and subsequently. Many routinely provided health services were severely disrupted and there is an urgent need to recov...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2022-05, Vol.112 (5b), p.384-387, Article 384
Main Authors: Pillay, Y, Sanne, I, Carter, T, Narwal, R, Chituku, P, Naidoo, R, Moonasar, D, Morewane, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emergency management
Epidemics
Health care reform
Management
Planning
Social aspects
South Africa
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated lives and livelihoods globally and in South Africa (SA). The SA government has been lauded for its swift response to the pandemic, in March 2020 and subsequently. Many routinely provided health services were severely disrupted and there is an urgent need to recover to 2019 levels at least. In this paper, the lessons from the COVID-19 response are discussed and proposals for transformation of the SA health system are considered.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135
DOI:10.7196/samj.2022.v112i5b.16055