Yogan Pillay

Jan 21, 2025 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Marcus Low |Adiel Ismail |Zameer Brey |Yogan Pillay

One of the most pressing healthcare questions this year is whether there will be significant changes to the government’s NHI plans. (Photo: Nappy/Unsplash) Comment & Analysis21st January 2025 | Marcus Low From the ongoing political and legal battles over NHI, to the far-reaching health impacts of political change in the United States, it is set to be another tumultuous year for healthcare in South Africa and around the globe.

Nov 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Yogan Pillay |Magda Robalo

Remarkable progress has been made against the HIV epidemic in the last two decades. However, a loss of momentum in fighting HIV across the globe threatens to undermine the strides that have been made. There is a crisis in sustainability as the urgency surrounding funding for the HIV response dwindles. This despite the disease . An estimated 39.9 million people globally were living with HIV in 2023.

Oct 9, 2024 | spotlightnsp.co.za | Biénne Huisman |Luvuyo Mehlwana |Yogan Pillay |Marcus Low

A wave of crime has hit clinics in Nelson Mandela Bay leaving nurses and patients fearing for their safety. (Photo: Hush Naidoo/Unsplash) News & Features9th October 2024 | Luvuyo Mehlwana A series of robberies at healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape has disrupted services, with patients sometimes left waiting outside while clinics limit the number of people allowed in.

Jun 4, 2024 | news24.com | Yogan Pillay |René English

Thirty years into democracy, South Africa still struggles with rolling out mostly well-designed policies. But if the circumstances in which a health system must work are not fixed, simply passing a law to give everyone access to healthcare will not change things for the better. Here is why. Thirty years into democracy, our new administration faces the same challenge it did halfway through - the poor rollout of mostly well-designed policies.

Jun 4, 2024 | mg.co.za | Yogan Pillay |René English

Thirty years into democracy, our new administration faces the same challenge it did halfway through — the poor roll-out of mostly well-designed policies. In a series of articles in The Lancet in 2009 — 15 years after the landmark 1994 elections — South African researchers noted that while many of the country’s health system problems had historical roots in apartheid, poor implementation of forward-looking policies had hamstrung progress. Many fixes have been suggested.