The portfolio committee on Health and Social Development led by Hon Gavin Edwards, will embark on Public Hearings throughout the province on the National Health Insurance Bill.
This will take place in all four districts throughout the province. The public hearing for the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda district will take place at the Madiba Banquet Hall in Potch on Thursday, 19 October at 10:00.
The Bill states the following:
“To achieve universal access to quality health care services in the Republic in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution; to establish a National Health Insurance Fund and to set out its powers, functions and governance structures; to provide a framework for the strategic purchasing of health care services by the Fund on behalf of users; to create mechanisms for the equitable, effective and efficient utilisation of the resources of the Fund to meet the health needs of the population; to preclude or limit undesirable, unethical and unlawful practices in relation to the Fund and its users; and to provide for matters connected herewith.”
The committee invites all relevant stakeholders and traditional leadership to these public hearings.
For more information contact Palesa Lesabe via WhatsApp on 079 506 2469.
