Policy Documents

Policy briefs are a popular way of communicating research results to government and civil society. Briefs are normally 2 to 4 pages in length and provide a quick, accessible summary of complex information in a reader-friendly way. We hope you find these briefs useful and informative. Let us know what you think of these briefs and how we can improve them, email: heu-info@uct.ac.za

2013

ATAGUBA.J.E. & GOUDGE, J. (2013) Private medical aid membership: What is the impact on health care use and out-of-pocket payments in South Africa? HEU policy brief. Cape Town, Health Economics Unit.

2012

Community preferences for improving public sector health services in South Africa: What aspects of public sector health service quality improvements should be prioritised?

Developing health economics capacity in Africa: Evaluation of HEU’s teaching programmes.

Incentivising private specialists to work in the public health sector Expanding ‘session work’ in South Africa.

The Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty in Nsukka, Nigeria. 

2011

Infant feeding choices of HIV-positive mothers in Ghana: How do the roles of counsellors, mothers, families and socio-economic status influence these choices?

Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services What are the barriers to accessing these services in Zimbabwe?

Providing HIV health care to all in need: Are ART services equitable in urban South Africa?

Who is covered by health insurance schemes and which services are used in Tanzania?

2010

Direct costs of HIV health care: What drives costs during the early and late phases of ART in South Africa?

Influencing health systems policy and practice, experiences from the Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems

Multi-Country Partnerships: Adding Value to Research

Overcoming apartheid health care to achieve equitable access to ART: Exploring resource requirements in South Africa

Preventing cervical cancer in South Africa Would adding the HPV vaccine to the screening programme be cost-effective?

Should we pursue a universal health system or something else in South Africa?

Tall order – injection of funds is key to protecting SA’s young girls. Big Issue – the article quotes HEU research about the cost-effectiveness of funding an vaccination programme for cervical cancer

The role of programme management in ART scale up: exploring implementation differences in three South African provinces

What resources do we need for a universal health system in South Africa and what are the design implications?

2009

The need for the active and strategic management of local-level policy implementation

REACH (Researching Equity in Access to Health Care Project) Phase 1 Results: Access challenges in TB, ART and maternal health services – short report  or download pamphlet with summary results

2008

Estimating the Willingness to Pay for Community Healthcare Insurance Scheme in Rural Nigeria

2007

Are South Africa’s new health policies making a difference?

Other interesting documents

See also HEU information sheets (on health care financing issues).

Interested in how the HEU has influenced policy? Then download a short brochure that documents HEU policy work over the last two decades.