President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign South Africa’s new NHI-focused healthcare compact—without the support and buy-in from businesses and healthcare professionals.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will proceed with signing the second Presidential Health Compact this week despite a boycott by businesses and thousands of healthcare professionals.
The 2024 compact is the second iteration of the framework, and it specifically focuses on supporting health systems and strengthening and preparing them for the implementation of the National Health Insurance . Ahead of the initial signing date , three major groups pulled out of the initiative and refused to take part:
He said that these inputs were ignored, and questions around funding, coverage, implementation and administration have also been left unanswered. “Health professionals, including general practitioners, specialists, dentists, and allied workers, are the cornerstone of health provision in this country. Our primary concern is, and always will be, the well-being of patients.
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