Health Care is a Human Right

Author:
Mantsadi Sepheka
Publisher:
AllAfrica
Publication Date:
20 September 2012
Tags:
Southern Africa, Governance, Health and Medicine, Human Rights

South African Health Economist at the University of Cape Town, Di McIntyre, looks at the benefits of the South African governments proposed National Health Insurance Scheme. It intends to bridge the gap between public and private health care by ensuring that all citizens in the country are provided with essential health care.

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