NHI needs political will to succeed, says Zweli Mkhize
After pilot studies on various interventions, the health minister also stresses the need for more collaboration between the numerous role-players
26 July 2019 - 17:11
The controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) fund will need political will to thrive, health minister Zweli Mkhize says.
NHI is the government’s fiercely contested plan for achieving universal health coverage. It envisages the establishment of a central fund that will purchase health services on behalf of all patients from public- and private-sector providers...
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