Mabuza: 'The NHI must not negate private health schemes for those who desire them'
"We need one health system of all our people… in which health services are provided by both the private and public services according to improved standards of care, and that does not negate the existence of private health schemes for those who desire [them].”
Mabuza also launched the country’s latest wellness campaign, called Cheka Impilo. As part of the campaign, the country will seek to:
- Put two-million more people on antiretrovirals
- Diagnose and treat 80,000 more people with TB
- Identify and treat thousands more with diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer
This article was originally published by the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism,
Source: Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism
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