SACP General Secretary, Solly Mapaila has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
Although the NHI was signed into law by Ramaphosa before the May 29 national election, it has not yet been promulgated.
The NHI forms part of the government’s strategy to create universal healthcare.
The NHI is set to be a centralised national insurance fund. The government will buy healthcare services from providers in both the public and private sectors.
All eligible South African residents, as defined in the NHI Act, could visit these providers whenever they need healthcare without payment. The government’s coffers will fund the system…..more