President Cyril Ramaphosa says singing the controversial NHI bill will end “healthcare apartheid” in South Africa.
South Africa’s president and head of the ruling African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa, pledged to end “healthcare apartheid” with a controversial bill that awaits his sign-off.
Parliament’s National Council of Provinces approved the bill in December and referred it to the president, who can either assent to it or ask lawmakers to amend it if it’s deemed to be legally or technically flawed. While there is widespread support for reforming a system that sees a multibillion-rand private healthcare industry servicing 16% of the population and the balance relying on overburdened public facilities, critics of the NHI bill argue that the government’s proposals haven’t been properly costed, are unconstitutional, and could be successfully challenged in court.
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