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Workshop op-eds:
Universal access to Healthcare
Civil society could play a crucial role in shaping South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) — but their voices aren’t heard widely enough. Bhekisisa addressed this by training 10 activists, scientists and policymakers on how to write powerful, solutions-based op-eds on the NHI.
Workshop op-eds authors
Nomathemba Chandiwana
Principal scientist, Ezintsha, University of the Witwatersrand
Palesa Ramolefo
Campaigner, amandla.mobi
Portia Nkambule
Chief regulatory officer, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
Rutendo Bothma
Deputy chief of party and community engagement lead, Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
Indira Govender
Clinical research fellow, Africa Health Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sigrid Kite
Content manager, Bulungula Incubator
Nathan Taylor
Strategic partnerships coordinator, Rural Health Advocacy Project
Russell Rensburg
Director, Rural Health Advocacy Project
Salomé Meyer
Project manager, access to medicine, Cancer Alliance
Waasila Jassat
Lead of DATCOV COVID hospital surveillance, NICD
Yanga Nokhepheyi
Junior researcher, Health Justice Initiative