Uncaring staff who do not treat patients with dignity and respect in public healthcare facilities means that patients are still going to be abused and humiliated while in hospitals. /MARTIN RHODES
We also know that in most provinces health facilities are dilapidated due to lack of maintenance, but the shortage of medical supplies is by far the worst - public healthcare is simply unreliable. Reports further suggest that other major problems with NHI is that it makes no case for mental health care and substance abuse, according to Prof David Sanders, but what struck me the most was that the NHI is also silent on prevention. Managing preventable diseases should be a priority for government as it is more cost effective.
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