Could the NHI fuel anti-immigrant sentiment?
Amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and violence in South Africa, a clause in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act threatens to deny HIV treatment to refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi acknowledges this could undermine the fight against HIV and indicates a willingness to revisit the Act.
Amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and violence in South Africa, a clause in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act threatens to deny HIV treatment to refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi acknowledges this could undermine the fight against HIV and indicates a willingness to revisit the Act.
