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Who's footing the bill for SA's healthcare woes?

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What are the current priorities of South Africa’s health committee? From the NHI to tabled bills - there’s been a lot of talk, and a big spotlight, on the interaction of politics and health. Dr Kgosi Letlape joins Level Up this week to give his take, as a portfolio committee member for health in Parliament. In this wide-ranging discussion, he touches on funding, the solutions we need to implement… and even what he would change if he was Minister of Health. Let’s Level Up!
6 Mar English South Africa Politics · News

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