Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika ishukumisela ekunakekelweni kwempilo eNyuvesi kanye neNational Health Insurance System (NHIS), lokhu, kuhlangene neKhomishana yezokuPhintana komKhandlu uphenyo kanye nokuguqulwa komthetho ozoshintsha umthetho kuzokwenza ushintsho olukhulu ekuthengeni nasekunikezeni usizo lwezempilo oluzimele kanye noluntu eNingizimu Afrika.

Kanye neGibhithe, iNingizimu Afrika ilandisa nge-40% yemakethe yezokwelapha e-Afrika; futhi ngemali yonyaka yokuchitha impilo ye-8.4% ye-GDP, Imakethe yezokwelapha yaseNingizimu Afrika kulinganiselwa ukuthi kungabiza i-USD1.27 billion. Ngokukhula okulindelekile konyaka nonyaka kumadivayisi wezokwelapha angaphezu kwe-8% phakathi kuka-2018 no-2024, intshisekelo eyengeziwe ezweni evela ezinkampanini zokukhiqiza zasekhaya nezakwamanye amazwe iyakhula.

Imakethe yedivayisi yezokwelapha e-Afrika: ezinye izinombolo

Ngokuvumelana ne Ryan Sanderson, Umqondisi Wokubonisa I-Afrika Yembukiso Wezempilo kanye nezinkomfa, INingizimu Afrika iyona umnotho omkhulu kunazo zonke ezentuthuko e-Afrika engaphansi kweSahara kanye ne-business hub yedivayisi yezokwelapha kanye nomkhakha wezobuchwepheshe esifundeni. Imakethe yezinsizakalo zelebhu yezokwelapha yaseNingizimu Afrika ilinganiselwa kuma-USD $ 1.68 billion. Amanye amazwe ase-Afrika, kubandakanya iNamibia, iBotswana kanye ne-Uganda bayazuza ngokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamathuluzi wezokwelapha kanye nelabhu yezokwelapha imishini.

Ukuqagela kokukhula komnotho okungu-3.5% e-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara ngonyaka wezi-2019 kuhambisana kahle nokwenyuka okuhambisana nemali kwezokunakekelwa kwempilo ukuze kubhekwane nezinga elandayo lezifo ezingathathelani, kanye nokusiza ekufinyeleleni Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme okuhlobene nempilo ngaphakathi isifunda. USanderson uyachaza:

Esikhathini lapho i-90% yamadivayisi wezokwelapha angeniswa khona, lokhu kuzozuzisa ukuthengiswa kwedivayisi yezokwelapha futhi kuzophakamisa amathuba okubambisana namabhizinisi angaphandle nakwamanye amazwe ukuthuthukisa izixazululo zokuvimbela izifo ezihlakaniphile nezindleko, ukuqapha nokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, izinkinga ezifana nokungaqiniseki kwezombangazwe nezindleko zokuthengisa eziphezulu zingenza lesi sifundazwe sibe yinto engaqinisekisiwe okuzosebenza ngayo, "esho. U-Annelien Vorster, iMenenja Yokuthengisa EsiFundazweni e-HemoCue South Africa kanye nombukiso e-Afrika Health, ukholelwa ukuthi imivuzo yokwenza ibhizinisi e-Afrika idlula kakhulu izinkinga. "Naphezu kwezinselele ezikulesi sifundazwe, umvuzo wokuhlinzeka ngezixazululo eziphuthumayo zokuguqula umphakathi kanye nokwenza umehluko empilweni yabantu kuphefumulela ngempela."

Ukulawula imakethe yamathuluzi wezokwelapha eNingizimu Afrika.

Imithethonqubo yokuthengwa kwempahla eyenziwe ngo-2017 ihlose ukukhuthaza izinhloso zokwakhiwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kanye nokwenziwa kwemali engenayo ngokusebenzisa abahlinzeki bendawo. Ngokwengeziwe, izidingo ezintsha zokulawulwa kwamadivayisi we-medical and in vitro diagnostics (IVD) azobhekwa yisiphathimandla esisanda kusungulwa, iSouth African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA). Leli bhizinisi lamukele izinhlelo zokuvumelanisa ezizogcina zibone ukuhambisana kokubhaliswa nezidingo zokuvunyelwa komkhiqizo nalezo zeziphathimandla ezilawulayo kwezinye izifunda.

UMartin Smit, ongumhlanganyeli e-Fasken, uzokhuluma nabahambeli kwiNgqungquthela yezokwelapha zeMithi yezokuThengiswa kwezeMpilo e-Afrika yezempilo futhi bacabange, "Ingabe ukuvumelanisa emhlabeni wonke kwemigomo yokuhambisana nokuhambisana nokusebenza kuyiqiniso noma inkolelo-mbono?" Kusho ukuthi ukuvumelaniswa komhlaba jikelele kwemigomo kanye nokuhambisana nezidingo ngaphakathi kwemithi imboni ibilokhu inqubo eqhubekayo kusukela iNhlangano YezeMpilo Yezwe (i-WHO) idala i-Global Harmonization Task Force ku-1993.

"Kuyimizamo yokuqondanisa kanye nokwenza lula izinqubo zokwakha indlela yomhlaba, ebumbene ezokwenza kube lula kakhulu ukuthi izinkampani zamazwe omhlaba zibhalise umkhiqizo emazweni ahlukahlukene, noma ngabe kungumuthi wezokwelapha, i-IVD noma umuthi", kusho Smit. USmit uveza nokho ukuthi njengamanje, izwe ngalinye linezidingo zalo zokulawula nokuhambisana nokuthi le ndlela yesilo yeziphathimandla ezehlukene zokulawula iyabiza futhi idla isikhathi.

"Ekugcineni, sidinga lokhu kuqondaniswa hhayi kuphela ukuthi imboni ibe nokugeleza okulawulwa kakhudlwana nezinhloso ezizinzile zokubhalisa nokuya emakethe, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, ukusiza ekuhlinzekeni ukunakekelwa kwezempilo nokwelashwa okudingeka kakhulu kulabo abagulayo abakudinga kakhulu", USmit uyanezela.

Ngenkathi uthinta izinkinga kanye nokubuyekezwa kokuthengwa kwamadivaysi ezempilo, i-Afrika Health kanye ne-MEDLAB Afrika izophinde ibonise imikhiqizo kanye nezinsizakalo zakamuva zezokwelapha kanye nezinsiza ezivela emhlabeni wonke. Umcimbi uvela ku-28 - 30 May 2019 eGallagher Convention Centre, eGoli, eNingizimu Afrika.