White paper on national health insurance

The white paper on national health insurance has been published with the title National health insurance for South Africa: towards universal health coverage. "​NHI represents a substantial policy shift that will necessitate a massive reorganisation of the current health care system, both public and private and also derives its mandate from the National Development Plan (NDP) of the country."

"NHI implementation is consistent with the Constitutional commitment for the state to take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of the right to have access to health care services including reproductive health care. Progressively realising this right will contribute to a healthy population that benefits the entire nation. NHI is a policy shift that will contribute towards poverty reduction and addressing the inequalities inherited from the past.​"