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by Marilyn Keegan on 18 September 2011
Top South African healthcare evaluation and standards setting body, the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) this week received a third successive thumbs up as a competent accrediting body from the international watchdog on health standards and accreditation, the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua).
by Carol Campbell on 19 July 2011
The SafeCare Initiative, an African network of healthcare policy-makers focusing on patient safety has been established following a landmark two-day conference on basic healthcare standards in Cape Town.
by Marilyn Keegan on 15 December 2010
The N1 City Hospital of the Netcare Group, situated in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, has become the latest private hospital in South Africa to be accredited by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA).
by Marilyn Keegan on 02 December 2010
President Obama presents G-20 financial challenge award in Seoul to Dutch Medical Credit Fund
Netherlands based social development fund chosen by global audience as most innovative
Amsterdam, November 12 2010 - The Dutch Medical Credit Fund, founded and managed by Netherlands based PharmAccess Foundation (which recently formed a collaborative partnership with COHSASA) , received a prestigious award for its innovative financing model to improve African health care. US President Barack Obama presented the award at the G20 summit in Seoul.
“I am very pleased that we have been able to launch this concrete program through the G20 that is making a difference in people’s lives,” Obama said. “Between the Koreans, Canadians, and the U.S., we are going to contribute $528 million to put into practice some of the extraordinary ideas that are represented by the winners, and to boost the actual work they are already doing.”
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