摘要
Background:Despite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s,South Africa remains racially and economically segregated.The country is beset by persistent social inequality,poverty,unemployment,a heavy burden of disease and the inequitable quality of healthcare service provision.The South African health system is currently engaged in the complex project of establishing universal health coverage that ensures the system's ability to deliver comprehensive care that is accessible,affordable and acceptable to patients and families,while acknowledging the significant pressures to which the system is subject.Within this framework,the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation&Entrepreneurship works to pursue social impact towards social justice in Africa with a systems lens on social innovation within innovative finance,health,education and youth development.The aim of this study is to demonstrate the capacity for social innovation in health with respect for South Africa,and to highlight some current innovations that respond to issues of health equity such as accessibility,affordability,and acceptability.
