People wandering into the Sandton Convention Centre last week could have been forgiven if they thought they had walked onto the set of a sci-fi futuristic film for, contained within its four walls, were some of the most remarkable innovations, diagnostics, technologies and services in the field of medicine and health on display.
Linking human rights and health is critical when assessing the population's health—for example, the causal effect of inadequate housing on overcrowding and the spread of infectious diseases. After all, approximately 80% of health happens outside the healthcare system, writes Brenda Kubheka.
The opinion article by Dr Brenda Kubheka generated a lot of reader response concerning how medical aid members are 'strangled' by the 'hassle factor'. Below are some of the responses we received.
After spending the whole day navigating the pre-authorisation process to get a patient admitted for in-patient care, Brenda Kubheka asks if this is a form of 'hassle factor'.