South Africa: SA Health Compact signed despite Busa boycott over NHI

The signing of the second Presidential Health Compact on Thursday, presided over by Deputy President Paul Mashatile in his capacity as acting president, took place under a persistent cloud of dissatisfaction from South Africa’s largest business organisation and two medical organisations.

The ongoing bone of contention is the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI). 

The signing had been postponed for a week after Business Unity South Africa (Busa) announced on 14 August it…