The need for universal health care: what COVID-19 may teach us
The global spread of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 disease, has caused an international standstill as nations face the true test of their health-care systems. South Africas National Health Insurance (NHI) system is only set to come into effect in 2026 but, in the interim, the country needs a strong and collaborative national response by the private and public health-care sectors to contain this pandemic.
Authors
- Human Sciences Research Council
Publication Details
- Journal
- Human Science Research Council SA
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14749/32378826
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00