/ 23 June 2023

Ideology weighs down the NHI

Initiation School
A Male nurse assists one of the injured initiates at St Barnabas Hospital in Mthatha, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / City Press / Leon Sadiki)

Only the rich have unrestricted access to medical care but the state’s ability to deliver universal health is rightly questioned

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