NHI Bill will not solve health problems - Letlape

The contentious NHI Bill now sits before President Cyril Ramaphosa to be signed into law. However, former President of the Health Professionals Council of South Africa, Dr Kgosi Letlape, says the bill will not solve
problems in the health sector.
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[@mbusosiera1648]

I love the ethical honesty of Dr Kgosi Letlape , he also helped draft ActionSA's policy on healthcare!

[@mossfairy3060]

Well said Dr...

[@nomvuyonothembampalweni6578]

Agreed, though the way he is frustrated and is disagreeing with the bill makes me wonder if proper doctors who care for their patients were ever consulted. This government even manipulates public hearings they just push their agendas. Yet another rubber stamp indeed

[@Truthseeker-iz3dj]

There will be no point working for a salary anymore as a permanent staff member and rather become a contractor. Contractor has a lot more flexibility when it comes to tax. Anyone in the 39% and above tax bracket will be paying over 55% tax. It just won't be worth it anymore. They already worked out if vat went to 22% and raised income tax by 32% it will only meet half the requirements and that's with zero corruption.

[@lurindaras5632]

"...rearranging the chairs on the Titanic" 😂

[@thatongobeni3544]

💀😂😂🤞🏽

[@Macedonia270]

But it WILL sort out the cashflow of the ANC cadres....

[@ayandasigxashe7198]

You said it best Dr L! It’s a fool’s paradise 🤞🏽ANC just want feed till end of times🙈🥵

[@andrzejpaczynski8533]

This Doctor is WISE! Off course the government would not listen to words of WISDOM, never was, never will.

[@leilahakulinen]

The government should fix the issues with the current health care instead of implementing anything new they know nothing about. Pre 1994 all government hospitals were functioning extremely well

[@meinolfwestig9463]

This man should be the Health Minister.

[@danielmcgalpine5310]

Well done Dr...sa needs u keep speaking out it's all true

[@lindylambis4828]

Well said Doc ❤

[@ziblospo]

He's telling The truth.There will be more tenders which is a legalised way of stealing money.Create a fund to pay out of which money? Currently the health system is failing dismally

[@ndubanesol111]

Why parliamentarians don't start with themselves, go access health care from the public health institution.

[@emmanuelzungu2142]

Wow I am speechless thank you Dr Kgosi for such an eye opening sentiments. South Africa lets wake up and stop being delusional if no reform will be done, medical aids and nhi will co exist.

[@chantalsewsaran2451]

Fix the public hospitals first! There is enough money available to have them all fixed now. Taking more tax from citizens will create a new fund to be raided by the current government. I mean show me 1 public department where there is no corruption. This is going to be bad for everyone.

[@Truthseeker-iz3dj]

100% , people will have to become contractors and give up perm staff employment status as it won't be worth it with the tax we will have to pay.

[@ryancloete6519]

Watch money provided by tax payers mysteriously disappear In the NHI. Mark my words.. millions if not billions not accounted for.

[@FH-bx9wc]

It so interesting to read some comments, somehow believing this NHI is going to help the poor people. Why is the public health structure not doing so, simple as long as anything is run and managed by this government is bound to fail, lack of accountability. We are still waiting for justice for Life Esidimeni victims, how many years later. Why create new instead of modifying what is existing.

[@sharonfolkard550]

ANC do not think about the people of South Africa. They have found a new way to help themselves to tax payers money.

[@dianasekatane6045]

The SAns will never enjoy this because SA is free for all the world with these porous borders.

[@MbaliMoreConsultant-zx5sj]

The journalist lacks critical thinking 🙄

[@chrisandro.wagner7599]

He was paid by the ANC.

[@zibambense4008]

i admire this man. great ophthalmologist as a specialist.vocal for the poor as well.

[@DrTT.DurDoc]

ANC sidelines people like Dr Letlape

[@mossfairy3060]

This wiLL just be another 'fund' for the thieves in ANC/EFF to milk...

[@pertunialamula]

You forgot the DA

[@mossfairy3060]

@pertunialamula the DA are not blatant thieves

[@mikenortje3023]

Just wait and see how expensive free Healthcare is in the end

[@Truthseeker-iz3dj]

Anyone in the current 39 - 45% tax bracket will have to downsize their lifestyles big time and at that point they may aswell go overseas to work

[@jacqueswho]

National health system does not work. I have my family living in Canada , they wait for 1 week for medical assistance. They get medical aid anyways. The NHI bill should just help to fund and help better public hospitals

[@ayandasigxashe7198]

How about the ANC government be taken to the constitutional court and let them explain themselves how they see this NHI to take off? As well themselves the parliamentarians their medical aid be transferred to NHI? 🤷‍♀️🤔

[@Truthseeker-iz3dj]

They will either go overseas for medical or they might even push for cape independence themselves so they can get medical in Cape Town. 😅

[@sophiekgalad8016]

Bravo 👏 Bravo Dr Letlape

[@kennethhamburg8909]

Before 1994 there was no difference between private hospitals and the government they were both very good , the ANC has just destroyed the government hospital sector.

[@nigelperkett9353]

Brilliant Assessment by the doc please bring him.into studio more often

[@patrickobrien4822]

What an insightful debate. Thank you

[@maggiemoloane4909]

This doctor has go be the health minister and reremove those clowns.

[@sharonekambaram641]

Viva Dr Letlape.

[@Codydoggy]

Where’s my freedom of choice!

[@sugengovender8083]

Exactly Doc!

[@nhlanhla.vchili960]

Your journalist has some useless questions 🤣💔

[@ntetesemela9345]

Dr. May God Bless You with this insight. Where are South African men ALL RACES? When are ALL RACES South African Men going to regroup and challenge this government about all the ills its imposing on South African Families? Men to Men. It's about time Doctor for Men FATHERS HUSBANDS SONS to come together. It's too much Ntate Letlape. TALk to this government FACE to FACE Men of South Africa. Men's IMBIZO without WOMEN, Please let it Happen. 1956 Women of South Africa did it! They Challenged the brutal government. Ntate What is stopping Men of South Africa to do the same? We All need FAIR Treatment from this government. ✌️🇿🇦

[@idbosman]

Wise man!

[@user-lr5mo5wm1c]

To a Certain point no one is giving me clear explanations on why the NHI Bill its a bad idea....... This on is already talking about Tenders, Corruption And Cadre deployment instead of talking about the bill for us citizens who happen to be the majority

[@johnmajor9564]

1. He clearly states that there is no money to execute the act. It means nothing. 2. He also states that the government should first fix the existing problems of the state owned hospitals. He also suggests concrete measures to improve the existing medical schemes: e.g. by outlawing co payments. 3. The points you mention like corruption is the cancer which rots SA away: You are creating a healthcare like Eskom: And how is Eskom going? He states clearly that in future politicians will decide about your healthcare and not yourself.

[@user-lr5mo5wm1c]

Your point number 1, The money is there problem there is wasteful expenditure going to the non_tax payers. 2, Government hospitals it only depends on which Province they are cause its a problem of each MEC to make funds for since they always put in a budget for that. Medical Schemes are not controlled by Government, its just that everything they do must be Governed by the Constitution. 3, Like ive already mentioned its not like those things are not there, hence Corruption and others are also there in the Private Sector so why as a Health Care Chief just go there and and talk about something we already know. 3, @@johnmajor9564

[@sharonfolkard550]

Tenders is how the ANC get out hard earned money. More taxes we pay more goes into ANC pockets

[@user-lr5mo5wm1c]

There you are lying, i am sorry..... Many tenders have gone out where no corruption happened and no link between who gave the tender was detected.@@sharonfolkard550

[@davidmedupe8304]

The things he is talking about could mean that the bill is only a legislation but not of benefit to the very vulnerable people you speak of

[@bangiwenjanga2949]

Lets change this poor performing government, they have good policies but always finding ways to milk from those policies..

[@josejoaquim4928]

I feel the interviewer doesn't seem to understand the legality in the topic the Dr. is citing and keeps asking just vague question to make it seem he knows what is talking about. The Dr., however, knows what he's talking about. I feel many jornalist/intervier seem to be clueless on the topic they are interviewing. That is why, I personally prefer other source of information then the many poorly skilled journalists/intervier. 'It's like bn in a book club to discuss a book and you notice that the person you're engaging with did not read the book.

[@khuwenedelten2528]

I've noticed this also. He should have done a thorough research before.

[@normanndaba8823]

Bravo Bravo!

[@darrylwilliams4631]

Well done Doctor. You a 100% correct.

[@JamzyZiggy]

They cant even keep the power on the water also almost in its cadre😂😂

[@maggiemoloane4909]

Doctor, you made mark, let God deal with this junk in our country.

[@maggiemoloane4909]

Party which is not prepared to share with its citizens you must forget about OBUNTU.

[@maggiemoloane4909]

Absolute truth, just trying to create more fund to feed yourselves

[@user-xu2kn3yw8u]

... Well said my Comrade.

[@Izabelinha2325]

👍

[@Brockza]

Why cant poor people access health. There are many public hospitals in South Africa which are free to use

[@teem7303]

Private Healthcare = Well-maintained Free Healthcare = Corruption, tenders, terrible working conditions, terribly understaffed, not well-maintained etcetc

[@tambosmpanya3149]

Nothing For Mahhala

[@davidmedupe8304]

I don't know if I am amazed or shocked at the Dr.'s willingness to radically do away with the Medical Aid Bill. It is a system that works very well for those that can afford it to be replaced with something that has not yet been tested. He speaks of monitoring from companies such as Discovery but the abolishing of Medical bill will mean there's no Discovery in South Africa which could result in brain drain. He made a lot of good points though

[@godfreyberry1599]

Medical aid ADMINISTRATION aka Discovery, Medscheme, Fedhealth et al is the greatest drain on medical services in SA bar none. Ever seen their expansive Head Offices?. Everything of the best while Joe Citizen battles to cope with obscene private medical aid costs. Public healthcare is bordering on dysfunctional. Root out the mismanagement and corruption on both sides of the scale to sort the entire debacle out.

[@revelationpowerhour9149]

😂😂😂😂 low cost springboks bad high cost springboks killed me. 😂😂

[@mossfairy3060]

Change the goverment.. voetsak anc/eff

[@JB-de6sr]

This happened with the land

[@thatongobeni3544]

Just like the appointed a minister of electricity ⚡️ 🤦🏽‍♂️🚮💔

[@not.likely]

One things for sure, it won't treat AIDS

[@user-oj2lb7mm5i]

NPA please learn from this DR before your future court cases of corruption ❤

[@lungamasuku6872]

Why did anybody think the ANC would be able to do anything good!,the NHI sis a good idea but must be done right!!,we need leaders in South Africa!!!,EFF help please!

[@sharonfolkard550]

NHI is another way ANC is going to help themselves to the hard earned money of South African citizens.

[@lungamasuku6872]

@@sharonfolkard550 iam 100% in support of NHI!,just not as it’s proposed,it needs to be done correctly and then put it to effect!,the way it’s drafted right now is surely preprogrammed for failure!!,and it seems pretty obvious that Cyril and his buddies set it up like that on purpose!

[@jacqueswho]

EFF does not do anything. National health system does not work. I have my family living in Canada , they wait for 1 week for medical assistance. They get medical aid anyways. The NHI bill should just help to fund and help better public hospitals

[@Greeny_isthegoat]

​@@jacqueswho😮 one week waiting in this country will cause protests

[@teem7303]

​@@jacqueswhoAren't our taxes doing that already?

[@ShilohMarley]

This is another one of their cash cows😅

[@chrisandro.wagner7599]

SANC will also faced with lost of medical and legal laws suits from these forgeiners. These forgeiners only want to milk South Africa.

[@JamzyZiggy]

Kwaaa 😂😂😂 they will steal all the money, it will be in his couch, Zuma's new party must make them loose they useles 30 years of fokol still have pit toilets but he lives lavish 😂😂😂😂

[@thatongobeni3544]

“ Fools paradise “

[@matome7301]

The good Dr is lost when it comes to law. To think NHI will create 3 tier system? Wow!

[@Truthseeker-iz3dj]

It will just cost way more as they will use private contractors to help run it while still maintenaning the current system and of course corruption. So a 3 tier cost system is more like it..😂

[@blackchild8365]

Medical aid must be bend its causing the problem

[@maggiemoloane4909]

South Africans wake up, you are barried alive.

[@wandiletembe]

ANC 🚮

[@thatongobeni3544]

16:44 ( well clearly he’s proven himself to not have any humanity in him by signing the Nhi bill)

[@TheoVosloo]

The private hospitals, private medical aid and private healthcare is worth billions provided SOLELY by the private sector. The government is solely responsible for the state health services with taxpayer money and is a total failure and 3rd world quality. The NHI will not be able to purchase healthcare from the private sector which is a more expensive service as it cannot with the money available at present spend the available money effectively on public sector healthcare. Accessibility in rural areas will not improve whether it is NHI or private medical aid due to geographical realities. Accessibility and availability of private healthcare resources in urban areas are based on the real need and economics of private healthcare. In other words the capacity of resources will not be able to cater for state demand. This is socialistic and communistic interference in the private sector and an ideology that will cause the deterioration and destruction of healthcare in South Africa.

[@KKOPPONG]

IF I WANT TO PAY R10 000 THEN LET KE DO THAT!!! What’s your business on where I decide to go get my life saved? The average person who can’t afford to pay R10 000 must go to the public hospitals then😂…you’re the one who can’t afford it so who’s fault is that?

[@teem7303]

Listening to this interviewer is very painful. It's as though he fails, on purpose, to understand what this man is putting forth, or maybe he's just playing devil's advocate.

[@S1M1P]

But it will help a lot of people who can't access healthcare. Stop being negative about the NHI.

[@therealistafrican6567]

How? When there is no money to fund it or even clarification as to where will the money come from. As the learned Dr said.. .if you believe that you are living in a fool s paradise 😂😂😂😂

[@kabelontitsane4943]

Like Eskom! Municipalities don't pay, who suffers? Every one will suffer. 7:44

[@thatongobeni3544]

NHI should be an expansion application and not a relocation/ recovery plan 🤦🏽‍♂️🚮📉