South Africa The Development of an Equitable National Juristic Body to Regulate Public and Private Healthcare Establishments in South Africa: A Progress Report

Lizo Mazwai, Grace Labadarios, Bafana Msibi, and Stuart Whittaker

CONTENTS

Historical Background........................................................................................108

Movement toward Equity..................................................................................108

OHSC Composition, Mandate, Vision, Mission, Values, and Principles .... 108

National Core Standards....................................................................................110

Inspectorate Unit of the OHSC.........................................................................111

Inspection Results...............................................................................................112

OHSC Regulatory Principles.............................................................................113

OHSC and National Health Insurance............................................................114

Summary of Achievements of the OHSC to Date..........................................115

Challenges............................................................................................................115