Rural communities should have 'dignified access' to healthcare - report
People in rural areas should have, if not equal access, at least reasonable and dignified access to healthcare services, a Protecting Rural Healthcare In Times Of Economic Crisis study showed.
“We rely on a functional referral system, so at least a reasonable and dignified access is required,” said RHAP Technical Advisor, Marije Versteeg-Mojanaga. Speaking at the media launch in Johannesburg on Tuesday RHAP Director, Russell Rensburg, said South Africa spends over 8% of Gross Domestic Product on health related expenditure, but regardless of this, people in the rural areas still cannot access proper healthcare services.
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