WITH the May 8 national elections looming, political parties have started making promises to improve the lives of voters. On the health front, parties agree on the importance of primary health care. While the ANC punts the National Health Insurance , opposition parties have either been silent on the issue or want it canned.
The DA calls the NHI model “entirely unfeasible” and a risk to the Treasury. It has an alternative to the NHI, and would instead work with private health-care insurance industry to extend cover to lower- and middle-class earners.New kid on the block, “Aunty Patty’s” Good party also wants to focus on primary health care in order to prevent diseases.
The EFF said it would also build consulting rooms for traditional healers, employ more staff and send recruits to train as nurses across the world, including Cuba. It wants to have ambulances built locally and would invest in an ambulance production plant. The party would allow hospitals and clinics more autonomy and “convert the Department of Health into state-funded medical funds for all”.
Nothing that they will deliver on! Silvered tongues snakes spreading empty promises so that they can continue to draw overpaid salaries for another appointment. How many of these silvered tongued politicians will cross the floor? How many will say NO to corruption? NONE of them