South Africa looks into ways of improving healthcare system

The NHI represents a substantial policy shift that will restructure healthcare and secure universal health coverage for all South Africans.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow, Friday 24 August 2018, address the Stakeholder Consultative Meeting on the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, with a particular focus on the recently gazetted National Health Insurance Bill and the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill.

The NHI represents a substantial policy shift that will restructure healthcare and secure universal health coverage for all South Africans. The NHI is a financing system that will make sure that all citizens of South Africa (and legal long-term residents) are provided with access to comprehensive health care, regardless of their employment status and ability to make a direct monetary contribution to the NHI Fund.

As part of the stakeholder engagement process on the transformation of healthcare in the country, the President will have a dialogue with various stakeholders in the health sector, particularly community leaders, health professionals, non-governmental organizations, trade unions and community organizations to look into ways of improving the healthcare system.

(With inputs from South African Government press release)