The purpose of National Health Insurance (NHI) is to ensure affordable and equitable medical care is available to all in South Africa and not just to those who can afford it.
This was the message conveyed to delegates attending the annual conference of the South Africa Medical Association (SAMA) in Johannesburg at the weekend by Dr Aquina Thulare‚ Technical Specialist on Health Economics for the National Health Insurance (NHI) in the Department of Health.
Her responsibilities are in the areas of policy and legislative development as well as the development of the implementation plan for the NHI.
“South Africa’s healthcare system is highly fragmented and unequal; in terms of human resources‚ the medical profession is highly skewed towards the private sector. More than 60% of the poorest in South Africa have the highest need for healthcare but derive the least from the health system‚” Dr Thulare told the conference.
Dr Thulare said it was for this reason that NHI was being implemented as it would create fairness and equity in healthcare in South Africa and ensure healthcare was available to those that needed it most.
National Health Insurance (NHI) will ensure equitable medical care for all
The purpose of National Health Insurance (NHI) is to ensure affordable and equitable medical care is available to all in South Africa and not just to those who can afford it.
This was the message conveyed to delegates attending the annual conference of the South Africa Medical Association (SAMA) in Johannesburg at the weekend by Dr Aquina Thulare‚ Technical Specialist on Health Economics for the National Health Insurance (NHI) in the Department of Health.
Her responsibilities are in the areas of policy and legislative development as well as the development of the implementation plan for the NHI.
“South Africa’s healthcare system is highly fragmented and unequal; in terms of human resources‚ the medical profession is highly skewed towards the private sector. More than 60% of the poorest in South Africa have the highest need for healthcare but derive the least from the health system‚” Dr Thulare told the conference.
Dr Thulare said it was for this reason that NHI was being implemented as it would create fairness and equity in healthcare in South Africa and ensure healthcare was available to those that needed it most.
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