Many refugees flee their own war-torn countries to find safety in South Africa. But the country is not the safe haven they think it will be.
Dylan Bush is Bhekisisa's production and multimedia manager.
The National Health Insurance (NHI), for which membership will be compulsory, is a funding scheme that aims to address healthcare inequity in South Africa. The scheme will do this by creating a fund that the government will use to buy healthcare services at set fees from accredited public and private health providers. The NHI has not yet been legislated — the health department is hoping to have the NHI Bill approved by parliament by the end of 2022.
Close to death, but ‘no medication for foreigners’
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