President Ramaphosa to launch report on Presidential Health Summit 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, launch the report on the outcomes of the Presidential Health Summit held in October   2018.

The President will perform the launch at a media briefing at Tuynhuys in Cape Town.

Deputy President David Mabuza officiated the October Summit which attracted stakeholders from government, civil society organisations, academia,  business,healthcare professionals and users who deliberated on the challenges and propose solutions facing the national health system.

In the State of the Nation Address on 7 February 2019 President Ramaphosa outlined how government aims to reduce inequality in access to health care through the National Health Insurance Act which will enable South Africans to receive free services at the point of care in public and private quality-accredited health facilities.
 
The objectives of the Presidential Health Summit were to advance collective efforts to promote good health care services as an essential foundation for health for all in South Africa, and to outline a roadmap towards a unified healthcare system by committing to rebuild the health system and identifying actions to strengthen co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation across the health system.

The President will report on the proposed solutions that the nine Summit commissions developed to enhance healthcare efficiency.

Details of the media briefing are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Time: 12h00.
Venue: Tuynhuys Media Room, Cape Town 
 
Media who would like to cover this event are requested to liaise with Khutjo Sebata and RSVP on khutjo@presidency.gov.za /079 898 4621 with Full Details of ID/Passport Number, Media House and designation by no later than 14h00 on Monday, 11 February 2019.
 

Media enquiries: Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President on 072 854 5707
 
Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria