{"id":5051,"date":"2024-03-15T14:28:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T12:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=5051"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T12:51:45","slug":"strengthening-healthcare-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/5051","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening healthcare systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5051\" class=\"elementor elementor-5051\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21baa6d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21baa6d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c256c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c256c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) conference was held in person in February this year. Our own Dr Mori Boshomane was in attendance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce75c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ce75c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Dr-Mori.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9b59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9b59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overarching theme for this year\u2019s SAMA conference, which took place from 15-17 February in Sandton, Johannesburg, was<strong> Strengthening Health Systems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Topics ranged from keynote panel discussions on strengthening health systems to talks on topics such as real-world evidence,\u00a0funding healthcare innovations, communicable and non-communicable diseases, ethics and advocacy, and the decriminalisation of the medical profession.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Dr Boshomane at the conference were various international and local experts, including Dr Imtiaz Sooliman from Gift\u00a0of the Givers, and GEMS\u2019 own Chief Healthcare Officer, Dr Vuyo Gqola.<\/p>\n<p>The conference provided a great opportunity to network and learn from various stakeholders involved in strengthening health systems in the state, private and non-governmental organisation (NGO) sectors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"display:flex; gap:10px;justify-content:center\" class=\"wps-pgfw-pdf-generate-icon__wrapper-frontend\">\n\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5051?action=genpdf&amp;id=5051\" class=\"pgfw-single-pdf-download-button\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-generator-for-wp\/admin\/src\/images\/PDF_Tray.svg\" title=\"Generate PDF\" style=\"width:auto; height:45px;\"><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the South African Medical Association (SAMA) conference was held in person in February this year. 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