New developments with the Health Promotion Levy in South Africa

Authors

  • M K Boachie SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • E Thsehla SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • K Hofman SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science – PRICELESS SA, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i7.16579

Keywords:

Health Promotion Levy

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2022-07-01

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Boachie MK, Thsehla E, Hofman K. New developments with the Health Promotion Levy in South Africa. S Afr Med J [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 8];112(7):454-5. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11

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