An open process to promote surgery as a public health measure Welcome to the February 2016 newsletter of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Dear Friends and Colleagues, The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery continues to have exciting updates regarding our in-country collaborations. This month, we focus on recent developments in Ethiopia and Zambia. Be sure to […]
Lancet Commission on Global Surgery An open process to promote surgery as a public health measure Welcome to the January 2016 newsletter of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year! This month, we are spotlighting the WHO GIEESC meeting, the Commission’s inaugural global implementation conference call, the Commission’s joint consensus […]
Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Welcome to the December 2015 newsletter of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Dear Friends and Colleagues, The year may be drawing to a close, but the Commission has no shortage of exciting news as we progress toward building a global health network and providing safe, affordable, and accessible care for all. This month, […]
An open process to promote surgery as a public health measure Welcome to the November 2015 newsletter of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Dear Friends and Colleagues, These are truly exciting times for Global Surgery. As we wrap up 2015, year, we are pleased to inform you of progress that we have made in Madagascar, […]
An open process to promote surgery as a public health measure Dear Colleagues and Friends, The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery continues to partner with countries and Ministries across the globe to strive for safe, accessible, and affordable surgical and anesthesia care for all. This month, we take a closer look at two of these […]
Dear Colleagues and Friends, We hope this finds you well! In this month’s newsletter, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery documents our ongoing efforts across the globe. We are working with officials at the World Bank, partnering with Ministries of Health for our single country studies, and continuing to disseminate the findings of our report […]
A formidable challenge to regulation 8 of the PMB legislation is being mounted by Genesis Medical Scheme and SAMWUMED in a court action against the Minster of Health. We are reliably informed that the Department of Health has decided not to oppose this action.
If successful, this will see all PMBs being remunerated at scheme rate only. It is anticipated that regulations will require that service providers accept the scheme rate without allowance for charging any co-payment. It is further feared that certain schemes may elect to reduce rates at which they reimburse PMBs conditions to state hospital rates.
