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Allocations for healthcare are set from an inequitable base that predates 1994. This means that rural areas continue to be inadequately provided for in the government's budget.

Economic policy: The poor still lose

Opinion Daygan Eager -
Allocations for healthcare are set from an inequitable base that predates 1994. This means that rural areas continue to be inadequately provided for in the government's budget.
Helen Keller epitomised triumph over adversity

The right to life – and death

Opinion Andrew Verrijdt -
However much we abhor the idea, the choice is personal and should be respected.
McCord Hospital served black people from a 'white area' during apartheid and survived all attempts to remove it.

McCord Hospital: Defending a legacy of healthcare integrity

Opinion Catherine Burns -
For 100 years Durban's non-profit McCord Hospital has been a beacon of hope for the poor. Now it has to rely on the state to survive.
Surviving the process of childbirth is still a battle for many women in Africa.

Birth, a measure of progress

Opinion Babatunde Osotimehin -
Reducing maternal and newborn mortality has to be a priority if Africa is to reach its potential.
|Marching for cheaper drugs: HIV and Aids activists in New Delhi

NHI: History repeats itself

Opinion Gavin Mooney -
Universal healthcare schemes traditionally have been met with fierce opposition.
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