This brief deals with the nature of the Level 4 regulations and their economic, legal and political implications
This brief deals with the nature of the Level 4 regulations and their economic, legal and political implications
The United States generates more than 20 percent of the world's total output and the dollar is the global reserve currency. What happens to its economy will have a global impact. This brief considers the possibility of a so-called “V-shaped” recovery in the US economy.
In an epidemic where so much remains unknown and where fear is widespread, it is important to enable all persons at risk to feel a sense of agency in relation to their own safety. Two elements are considered here: education about the importance of hand hygiene, and the provision of adequate quantities of usable water and sanitation to make thorough hand washing possible.
This brief sets out the key features and implications of the President’s address on 21 April 2020.
Part 2 will consider the content of the National Health Insurance Bill as well as possible implications that it may have on the state of mental health care.
Part 1 explores the present legal instruments designed to ensure that all those who require it will have access to mental health care. The brief further considers the political will of creating suitable access for those most in need.
Part 2 in this series will look at the work done on the reform of prescribed minimum benefits and its implications for National Health Insurance.
Part 1 in this series explores the manner in which the Council for Medical Schemes has dealt with Low-Cost Benefit Options especially in light of the pending National Health Insurance.