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Excerpt from www.monitor.co.ug
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday sign into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, the country’s presidency said in a statement.
The signing of the National Health Insurance bill – popular among voters – will come just before the May 29 national election that could test the African National Congress’ 30-year rule.
The bill, which will be implemented in stages at a cost of billions of dollars, received Ramaphosa’s approval after it was passed by lawmakers last year.
The law aims to provide healthcare to millions of poor citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system, which still reflects deep racial and social inequalities three decades after the end of white minority rule.
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