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NHI, Central Hospitals and Academia

CMJAH Internal Medicine Academic Meeting Date: 13 September 2024 @ 08:00 Chair: Dr Jarrod Zamparini Presenters: Dr Harsha Somaroo and Mr Moremi Nkosi National Health Insurance is on everyone’s mind at the moment, whether you work in healthcare or not, and things seem to have changed rapidly between early discussions, the signing of the bill and new reports of a so-called “compromise” deal. While a lot has been said about NHI, there has been very little on how NHI will affect academic centres (central, tertiary and regional hospitals attached to a University). How will the NHI impact on medical education from training medical students to training specialists and subspecialists, if at all? Will the NHI play a role in medical research in terms of research approval and funding? These are just some of the questions we need to consider as clinicians working in academic settings. We are very excited to have Dr Harsha Somaroo and Mr Moremi Nkosi, both joining us from the Department of Health, speak to us on NHI and Academia at this week’s Academic Meeting. Dr Somaroo is a Public Health Medicine (PHM) Specialist with a background in clinical care, HIV research, health management, and public health. She is currently employed as a PHM Specialist at the NHI Branch of the South African National Department of Health, in the Health Care Benefits and Provider Payment Directorate. She is also the immediate past president of the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA), an NPO representing the interests of the public health community in South Africa, a member of the College of PHM at the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, where she chairs the PHM Curriculum and Assessment Practices sub-committee, and serves as a board member of the Global Climate Health Alliance. Mr Nkosi is a health economist by training. His areas of interest include the fields of health equity and health system strengthening. He has been involved in the policy and legislative processes around NHI since joining the National Department of Health in December of 2007. He is currently the Chief Director for Health Care Benefits and Provider Payment Design, as part of the broader team in the Department’s NHI Branch working on establishment of the NHI Fund and related structures and processes. This recording includes the Q&A session held at the end of the meeting. The views expressed by the speaker and/or the attendees do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Internal Medicine at CMJAH, nor members of staff within the Department.