Government steams ahead with Health Compact despite Busa and medical groups’ refusal to sign

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Government steams ahead with Health Compact despite Busa and medical groups’ refusal to sign
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Business Unity South Africa insists it will not be a signatory to the Health Compact in its current form because it has been unilaterally amended by the government, transforming its original intent and objectives into an explicit pledge of support for the NHI Act.

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