Health Care Inequity in South Africa and the Public/Private Mix
@inproceedings{Wadee2003HealthCI, title={Health Care Inequity in South Africa and the Public/Private Mix}, author={H. Wadee and L. Gilson and M. Thiede and O. Okorafor and D. Mcintyre}, year={2003} }
This working paper presents information and analyses of health care inequity in
South Africa, with specific reference to what health economists term the publicprivate
mix in health care. The paper identifies the apartheid legacy of disadvantage
in terms of health status and inequitable access to health care, and outlines health
policy initiatives since 1994.It draws together household survey data and other
evidence to highlight three aspects of the South African health system since that
date:
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