CAPE TOWN, June 21 (Reuters) – South Africa’s health minister gave his backing on Thursday to changes that would make medical insurance affordable for most people as the country shifts towards universal health insurance coverage.
The health system in Africa’s most industrialised economy reflects broader racial and societal inequalities more than two decades after white minority rule ended.
Only an estimated 10 percent of South Africa’s population can afford expensive private health care, while a majority of black people queue at understaffed public hospitals that lack critical equipment. ……more