The interrogation and intimidation faced by black healthcare practitioners in the country were worse than what was done during apartheid.
Dr Prudence Buthelezi, a health practitioner and co-founder of the National Health Care Professionals Association (NHCPA), said this on Thursday as she recounted the experiences she and her colleagues faced over a seven-year period.
The racial profiling were finally given credence by the Section 59 Investigation Panel’s report released this week.
“Today, we say victory is ours. We are the conquerers,” Buthelezi told a virtual and physical audience of fellow practitioners gathered on Thursday, as they reflected on the report findings.
January 18, 2021
Close-up medical syringe with a vaccine.
All South Africans who belong to a medical aid scheme will not have to pay a cent to receive their COVID-19 vaccine jabs. The Board of Healthcare Funders confirmed that all medical aid schemes, regardless of their membership size, are expected to cover their clients at 100% when the vaccination rollout begins in a few weeks.
Currently, only 16% of South Africa’s adult population belongs to a medical aid scheme.
“The BHF confirms that medical schemes will pay for their members to fund the Covid-19 vaccine as a prescribed minimum benefit [PMB] in line with the Medical Schemes Act Regulation Amendment, that declares the medical prevention and treatment of COVID-19 as a PMB,” said Dr Katlego Mothudi, managing director of BHF, to SowetanLIVE.
The criteria for Covid-19 testing and medical aid benefits are important to understand should you require medical attention related to the virus.
Each medical scheme has different criteria for testing, which can make members decision making tricky should they require a test.
Health24 outlines the Covid-19 testing criteria of the five biggest open medical schemes by membership.
As South Africa continues to navigate the second wave of Covid-19 infections, an increasing number of individuals will be seeking testing for the virus.
It is, therefore, important to understand what medical aids will cover, should testing, hospitalisation or treatment be required.
Amended regulations