National Health Insurance, a building block towards universal healthcare

On the eve of a quarter century of freedom and democracy, South Africa is engaged in yet another project of transformation that will bring us closer to the fulfilment of our constitutional objective to create a caring, inclusive and more equal society. 

The WHO defines universal health coverage as ensuring that all people have access to much-needed health services (including prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care) of sufficient quality to be effective while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose the user to financial hardship. Universal health coverage has therefore become a major goal for health reform in many countries and a priority objective of the WHO.

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