Just like the Covid19 response, the NHI requires a health system centred on people, institutions and resources to be sustainable, writes Chris Maxon.
If we were to follow former UK prime minister Winston Churchill’s advice to “never let a good crisis go to waste”, leaders would take decisive action when we emerged from the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis to implement the long-awaited National Health Insurance system.
I’m sure the introduction of the NHI Bill was a divider only seen between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates supporters. It was vicious and exposed the class divisions that exist under the skies of our rainbow nation. It must be mentioned that if contextual issues – environmental health determinants – are not addressed, the realisation of an effective healthcare system will not happen.
Because he was not diagnosed for several days, many people came into contact with him, igniting a chain reaction that ultimately placed 17 000 people in quarantine.
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