South Africa’s health takes center stage, as Nigeria & Ghana roll out more policies

May 24, 2024 | The VaultNewsletter

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south africa's ambitious health insurance act raises concerns

Only a few days before the South African national elections (which will hold on 29th May 2024), the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law, a new Health Insurance Act, that seeks to provide universal health care to everyone in South Africa.

federal court affirms cbn's policy on social media accounts for kyc

Last year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced Customer Due Diligence Regulations to enhance compliance with existing anti-money laundering, as well as counter-terrorism financing legislation.

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New policy guidelines on Organ Transplant

cng policy incentives

Nigeria’s federal government has announced plans to introduce measures to incentivise importation and investment in vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (“CNG”) and kits. One of such incentives would be exemption from customs duties for importation of CNG vehicles, as well as associated kits. Other related incentives will apply to manufacturers and importers of CNG vehicles.

national roaming policy introduced in ghana to improve connectivity

Ghana’s Minister of Communication and Digitization has announced that the government has commenced the implementation of the National Roaming Policy. Under this policy, network providers will be able to use each other’s infrastructure where necessary.

data vault health expenditure in south africa

Still on the South African health sector, here is some data on the current health financing landscape: 60% of total health spending comes from the government, while out-of-pocket accounts for just 5.5%.

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nigeria student loan program commences

The student loan program will begin on May 24, 2024. This program was established by the Access to Higher Education Act, signed by President Bola Tinubu in April, to ensure students from low-income households can pursue university education with the support of government student loans.

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