Resources - Health Justice Initiative (HJI)

Recent Updates

Updates

75-min

September 19, 2023

Health Justice Initiative (HJI) SUBMISSION to NCOP on NHI B-Bill // 15 September 2023

September 18, 2023

Pandemic Lessons Compendium

HJI press release

September 1, 2023

State to comply with South African High Court Judgment to make public COVID-19 vaccine contracts and is not appealing

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

August 30, 2023

Judgment on contract transparency in the public procurement of Covid-19 vaccines

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

August 17, 2023

Judgment handed down on Covid-19 vaccine secrecy a victory for democracy

Press Release, Transparency

August 16, 2023

Technical Workshop 3: Transparency, Accountability, Monitoring & Evaluation, 8 August 2023

NHI Technical Workshops

Litigation

Litigation - Open Contracting

July 18, 2023

The HJI launches litigation for disclosure of South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccine contracts

Litigation, Transparency, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

HJI Social Posts

April 7, 2022

The Health Justice Initiative approaches courts to make expert Covid-19 pandemic advice and decisions public

Litigation, Transparency, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

Litigation

May 13, 2021

Competition Commission and Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd

Litigation

May 13, 2021

Babelegi Workwear and Industrial Supplies CC v. The Competition Commission

Litigation

May 12, 2021

Solidarity and Afriforum vs Minister of Health and 16 Others

Submissions

75-min

September 19, 2023

Health Justice Initiative (HJI) SUBMISSION to NCOP on NHI B-Bill // 15 September 2023

75-min

January 31, 2023

HJI submission on the Comments on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences And Related Matters)

Sex work and health equity, Submissions

75-min

July 9, 2021

Health Justice Initiative Submission on Copyright Amendment Bill [B13B-2017]

Submissions, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

75-min

June 28, 2021

HJI and People’s Health Movement – South Africa submission to Moseneke Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Local Government Elections during COVID-19

75-min

June 3, 2021

SALRC Project: Repeal of Colonial and apartheid legislation

Sex work and health equity, Submissions

75-min

April 19, 2021

Proposed Vaccine Injury Scheme

Submissions, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

Statements and Press Releases

HJI press release

September 1, 2023

State to comply with South African High Court Judgment to make public COVID-19 vaccine contracts and is not appealing

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

August 30, 2023

Judgment on contract transparency in the public procurement of Covid-19 vaccines

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

August 17, 2023

Judgment handed down on Covid-19 vaccine secrecy a victory for democracy

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

July 24, 2023

HJI takes South African Government to court to blow the lid on Covid vaccine procurement secrecy.

Press Release, Transparency

HJI press release

January 27, 2023

Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia strongly condemns Operation Dudula’s attack on patients at the Jeppe Clinic

Press Release, Xenophobia and Health Equity

HJI press release

August 16, 2021

Johnson & Johnson diverted South African vaccines to US and Europe during worst Covid-19 outbreak

Press Release, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

Op-eds

July 25, 2023

Opinion Pieces and Statements Posts

May 14, 2021

Stigma, Denial of Health Services, and Other Human Rights Violations Faced by Sex Workers in Africa

Academic Articles

June 1, 2020

Academic Articles

Academic Articles

Explainers

Litigation - Open Contracting

July 18, 2023

Fact-sheet: Case 1 – Open Contracts

Educational Material, Transparency

May 30, 2023

17 Questions on the NHI and Medicine Access

Educational Material, NHI

June 30, 2022

The WTO DEAL explainer

Educational Material, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

HJI Social Posts

April 7, 2022

Fact-sheet: Case 2 – Open Decision-Making

Educational Material

August 23, 2021

Explainer on Vaccine Licenses for Covid-19

Educational Material, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

July 12, 2021

Vaccine Literacy Train-the-Trainer Manual

Educational Material, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

NHI Paper Series

May 30, 2023

17 Questions on the NHI and Medicine Access

Educational Material, NHI

October 24, 2022

Issue Paper 1: National Health Insurance Paper Series

HJI in the media

July 27, 2023

HJI in the media – 2023

December 6, 2022

HJI in the media – 2022

July 15, 2022

Podcasts

December 25, 2021

HJI in the media – 2021

May 14, 2021

Podcast: ACCESS

March 28, 2021

Vaccine round table: Ray White discusses South Africa vaccine roll out EWN

Podcasts, Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation

Events

December 1, 2022

Events (Speaking Engagements / Conferences / Webinars)

October 14, 2021

5% Continent Series

Vaccine Equity, Access and Allocation, Webinars

August 10, 2021

HJI/Mandela Institute Webinar Series on the TRIPS Waiver