NHI war room targets health crisis
The President made the announcement at his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening.
WITH the National Health Insurance (NHI) in its final stages and soon heading to Parliament for submission, the Presidency has established a war room to address issues in the public health system.
“Realising the magnitude of the challenges in health care, we have established an NHI and quality improvement war room in the Presidency consisting of various key departments to address the crisis in the public health system while preparing for the implementation of the NHI,” said the President.
The President made this announcement at his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday evening.
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The NHI is a health financing system that is designed to pool funds to provide access to quality affordable personal health services and to ensure universal health coverage for all South Africans based on their health needs, irrespective of their socio-economic status.
“The NHI will enable South Africans to receive free services at the point of care in public and private quality-accredited health facilities. By applying the principle of social solidarity and cross-subsidisation, we aim to reduce inequality in access to health care,” said the President.
The initiative is being implemented in phases over a 14-year period, which started in 2012.
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