Health in South Africa

Health in South Africa touches on various aspects of health including the infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS), Nutrition, Mental Health and Maternal care.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative^[1] finds that South Africa is fulfilling 73.4% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.^[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, South Africa achieves 89.1% of what is expected based on its current income.^[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 63.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. ^[4] South Africa falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 67.2% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.^[5]