South Africa: NHI Presented to ANC

An ANC task team charged with developing a National Health Insurance (NHI) plan for the country if due to present its proposal to the party this weekend.

Stakeholders and experts have expressed concern that the task team headed by Human Sciences Research Council CEO, Dr Olive Shisana and heavily laden with trade unionists, is trying to convince the ANC and government to hastily implement an NHI plan that many believe spells disaster for the buckling public health system.

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