Keyword: public private services

Lessons for South Africa from England's Messy Public-Private Partnerships

Picture: I-Freed.org Saliem Fakir - As we embark on transforming South Africa’s health care system through a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, the question will arise as to how we fund the scheme and support facilities to accommodate the growing demands on the system. South Africa will have to build new hospitals and other support infrastructure. How we do that really depends on whether the government digs into its own coffers - for which the national debt level will increase - or funds new infrastructure...