Pointing out vast health-related inequalities in South Africa, Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration Chana Pilane-Majake said a mere 15.8% of the South African population belonged to medical aid schemes as of 2022.
"This gives you a sense of the enormous burden of care to the public health system and of how important it is to DPSA and all our stakeholders to break the societal barriers to healthcare in both the private and public sectors," she said She was one of the speakers at Thursday's Government Emergency Medical Scheme 14th annual symposium in Johannesburg on Thursday.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.