oa South African Medical Journal - National Health Insurance

Abstract

When proposing to spend public money, it is surely advisable to spend it where most required, and to anyone living in this country it is obvious that the outstanding needs are:- improved medical service for rural areas. Medical benefits for natives and casual labourers in urban areas. Sick pay for all urban dwellers whose pay stops with sickness. Maternity benefit for all financially below the level of income-tax payers.