NHI Bill | Getting everyone onto universal health coverage will improve the service: HAITU

While other professional organisations such as the South Africa Medical Association and Hospital Association of South Africa have expressed their disagreement with the passing of the National Health Insurance Bill, the Health and Allied Workers Indaba Trade Union says it welcomes the signing of the NHI Bill. The organisation says South Africa spends 41.8% of total health expenditures on only 17% of the population on private voluntary health insurance, who are mostly high-income citizens who can afford to purchase private insurance. HAITU says this is more than any Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development country. The health workers' organisation is also calling for the state to totally ban private healthcare in SA. HAITU General Secretary Lerato Mthunzi joins us virtually to discuss this. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.