Hon Speaker, to the Mr President, I agree with you that universal health care coverage is an ideal that we must all strive for - in fact it is an imperative 25 years into our democracy that we afford all the citizens of this country equal access to health care services.
You mentioned R220 billion for, and I'll use your words, "the rest" which is the money that is used in the public health care facilities. Are you satisfied, Mr President, and I'll use your
words again, that we are getting value for money in terms of the R220 billion? Because if you go out there to those called "the rest" they will complain bitterly about the lack of services in primary health care clinics, hospitals, waiting long hours, waiting for operations for six months.
While we are introducing the system, should we not monitor very closely what is happening at our institutions that are being funded from the fiscus? Thank you.