Key business and health organisations have expressed extreme dismay that the Health Compact was unilaterally redrafted by government to put the NHI at its centre.
The Health Compact has not been endorsed by business bodies such as BLSA and BUSA. File picture: Peakstock via AFP.is nothing but an act of bad faith on the part of the government, says Busisiwe Mavuso , chief executive of Business Leadership South Africa .
“BUSA and BLSA are on record for our clear view that the NHI as currently conceived is unworkable, and a huge risk to the economy. We cannot compact with government, unless it is in line with the many constructive proposals from business on how the NHI could be made workable without extensive damage to the economy.
“Our concern is that this is at the expense of immediate opportunities to expand and improve healthcare access,” BUSA chief executive Cas Coovadia said in a statement prior to the signing of the second compact.
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