SOWETO - ANC delegate and Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said on Saturday migrants in South Africa should only be provided emergency healthcare.
Dhlomo was speaking at the ANC’s 55th national elective conference at Nasrec where the party will be expected to deliberate on the country’s policies relating to healthcare and migration. He said there were migrants who cross the border specifically to receive healthcare in South Africa and that this has put a strain on the sector.“I know diplomatically it is possible, maybe. I am not sure whether we could just say 'which country do you come from', and then based on that be able to get into discussions with some of those countries. [They] may not have an optimal healthcare service if we must take care of other services other than emergency medical services,” Dhlomo said.
“We will have to continue in the future to provide emergency medical services but beyond that, it is asking a bit too much because we do not have endless resources. We should not convert a normal healthcare provision to any citizen into an emergency in South Africa,” he said.
NHI hey
But you promised free services to the whole continent, acting like some rich auntie to the whole continent . Deal with it, stop being Xenophobic. A di ba je. voetsekanc 😜
For sure! Considering the tenders, worth billions, exposed as fraud and corruption, exposed by murdered Babita Deokaran.