Weekend Argus Saturday

NHI needs a public and privately funded model to work in SA

There are so many things wrong with South Africa, how does one decide what needs fixing first? Energy supply, water supply, transport infrastructure, municipal service delivery, education … the list goes on and on.

At or near the top of my list would be healthcare. On the public side, services have deteriorated to such an extent that large portions of provincial health budgets are spent on settling or defending malpractice lawsuits. On the private side, costs are spiralling and medical scheme membership is shrinking.

The logical

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