Netcare proposes health be added to government-business collaboration

Public-private partnerships could offer quicker fix to SA’s health-care woes than NHI, says CEO

26 November 2024 - 12:38 By Tamar Kahn and Jaqueline Mackenzie

Private hospital group Netcare is proposing that business and government extend their collaboration for kick-starting the economy to health care, arguing this could quickly resolve some of the public sector’s most pressing problems. These include long waiting times for procedures and a shortage of training posts for doctors and nurses...

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