Any government failure on this matter will set back its attempts to sell NHI to sceptical observers, Daniel Silke says.
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is facing substantial pressure following the confirmation of South Africa’s first Covid-19 case in KwaZulu-Natal today.
“Clearly, the immediate danger of further cases and any extension of the virus beyond imported cases to internal transmission poses extreme dangers to poorer communities in particular.”“At the same time as Covid-19 arrives on our shores, Mkhize is trying to sell National Health Insurance to South Africa.
Should Mkhize “preside over a less-than-adequate response which flounders in providing an efficient response, he will find it very tough to sell an enhanced role for state care in the broader South Africa.
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