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Civil society and health governance in South Africa
during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sasha Stevenson, Head of the Health Rights Programme
Our civil society context
+Historically strong and influential civil society+Institutionalised participation
+ AIDS Councils+ Meaningful engagement+ Public participation processes
COVID-19
+Government closed up+New structures introduced+Different players getting more airtime+Communication stopped
Successes
Reflection
+Civil society involvement in the response was significant
+Outsider role and outside governance+Lack of integration of COVID and other
programmes+Corruption and mismanagement
What have we learned?
+Even normative and institutionalised participation and oversight can be undermined
+Can make impact from the outside but civil society’s role within the system is vital
+Need to redouble efforts to ensure better health governance, civil society participation, transparency and accountability
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