A digital health strategy, established during Covid, will help drive the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. It will enable the government to access all patient records and track treatment outcomes, says the director-general of health, Sandile Buthelezi.

NHI, meant to deliver universal health care, was recently signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa, but is expected to face litigation from several parties...

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