WATCH: Lesufi slammed for his NHI electioneering 'lies'
, has been slammed by the public and opposition parties for making bold promises to the public and making wildly unrealistic promises while on the campaign trail, related to the proposed In a trending video clip that has left the public angry at Lesufi for lying and making empty promises to vulnerable residents in disadvantaged communities, Lesufi is seen promising that anyone who votes for the ANC will be able to walk into any private health care facility, whether it be a clinic or a hospital,...
Gone are the days when you don't have medical aid, you must die. Gone are the days when you don't have medical aid you must be mistreated in our hospitals.However, this promise is clearly not feasible, because the National Health Insurance Bill has not yet been signed off, and the NHI is still far from being ready for implementation, according to experts.
He said the implementation of the NHI in its current form was a disaster waiting to happen, because there was no plan in the current NHI form to fund the bill. He also said the government needed to first fix the current poorly maintained Gauteng hospitals before talking NHI.
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