Industry News

2011 AND THE BUDGET

06 April 2011

By Lucas Malambe

Building on previous years the health kitty continues to bulge. Last year the healthcare sector got a shot in the arm when the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, announced a major rise to the industry’s pot to revitalise infrastructure and prepare the public sector for the renewed commitment to combat HIV/Aids. The 2011 budget will allocate R112bn (from R63bn in 2007/08) to health representing a 9.8% slice of the total R577.3bn social services expenditure (see HasaNews March).

2010 Hasa Conference & Exhibition goes to Sun City

11 February 2010

The HASA CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2010 promises to be an event that brings in concert South Africa’s minds in the broader public healthcare industry. The scope of research and eminent speakers will leave an indelible mark on the SA’s private health landscape just like previous Hasa conference.

Held at the prestigious Sun City Hotel in North West on 28-30 April 2010 the next Hasa Conference and Exhibition will feature powerful healthcare experts and researchers and leaders such as Dr Carol Marshal, Dr Nicola Theron and Dr Vincent Maphai. Invited guests include the Minister of Health Dr Pakishe Motsoaledi. Hasa hosted 290 delegates and 20 partner companies.

In the past the conference boasted top thinkers in the world of healthcare such as Drs Molefi Sefularo and Nkaki Matlala and economists Alex van den Heever and Mike Schussler as well as practitioners Dr Kgosi Letlape and the late Prof. Ralph Kisch. The event comprised of groundbreaking research, analysis and intense discussions by the best minds in the healthcare industry.

To know more about how to register click here.

NOMINATIONS for the Hasa Awards of Excellence 2009

16 September 2009

The annual Hasa Awards of Excellence are part of the Ministerial Healthcare Awards. This year's theme is quality is excellence. The process to find the best of the best in the private hospital industry is nearing its end. The Health Excellence Awards 2009 will take place on the third week of November 2009 and the deadline date for nominations is 07 October2009. Please click here for the more details.

HASA release Private Hospital Review 2009

08 June 2009

The HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA had, once again, released its annual Private Hospital Review. For the full document click here.

Acknowledging the need to broaden access to affordable quality healthcare and responding to the Private Healthcare Sector Indaba held in September 2007 a sub-committee of Hasa, the Hospital Task Group (HTG), comprising the Chief Executives of the private hospital sector was established to offer a unified response on behalf of the private hospital sector. The HTG respectfully submitted a comprehensive document to be considered by the then Honourable Minister of Health Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and all other stakeholders later that year. And the Private Hospital Review 2008 was released in January for the public.

HIGH expectations of hospitals

11 February 2009

There are several reasons why communities have very high expectations of hospitals – private and public - writes Lucas Malambe. For starters, healthcare institutions are centres of hope where the sick are brought back to health and the road to long life. To a certain extent hospitals can’t afford the luxury of uninterrupted observation, detachment and aloofness from the problems of society.