Mid-term project progress report : fair financing in East and Southern Africa; community voice through radio and participatory communications (report for the period July 2009 to 17 November 2009)

Abstract

This progress report outlines communications work intended to complement the Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET), specifically by carrying out participatory and mass communications to disseminate existing research, knowledge and policy proposals. In a variety of radio broadcasts and programs, guests discussed why National Health Insurance was being proposed in South Africa, why additional health funding was needed, and the impact that national health insurance is likely to have on workers, both within and outside the health sector. Guests covered academic, union and government voices, creating space for public debate on health care financing