LETTER: Government confused about NHI
State facilities should compete with private sector
16 August 2019 - 05:03
The envisaged national health insurance (NHI) seems to be based on the notion that the quality of healthcare depends on whether citizens can afford it, rather than the ease with which citizens can access it.
Quality healthcare is underpinned by adequate and well-equipped healthcare facilities, as well as the professionalism of healthcare providers delivering services in such facilities...
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