The health minister may be coy on details about how things will work in the NHI until after the elections.
The ANC has a plan to deal with the impact undocumented migrants have on the public health system, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, but you’re not likely to hear about it before the elections this year.
Speaking at the party’s briefing on education, health, science and technology yesterday, Motsoaledi echoed the long-standing argument from the Democratic Alliance that service delivery in South Africa has been ailed by the state’s failure to accurately record immigration numbers in South Africa. Asked if there was a plan to have an integrated health system which incorporated undocumented immigrants, Motsoaledi was reluctant to go into detail.“We are processing the documents in the NHI [National Health Insurance] because there are international conventions that apply in that situation,” he replied.
In the UK, primary healthcare services are free to all, regardless of their immigration status. Secondary healthcare services are based on permanent residence and whether one is in the country lawfully.
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