Illegal foreigners should be removed from public hospitals or pay up, says ActionSA’s Kgosi Letlape
ActionSA MP Kgosi Letlape has criticised the government's provision of health-care services to illegal foreigners.
This comes after the government and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) condemned the behaviour of community members and advocacy groups like Operation Dudula which have blocked illegal foreigners from receiving medical care.
During an oversight visit to Rahima Moosa hospital in Johannesburg, Letlape was informed that more than 40% of the patient load consisted of foreign nationals. He believes that removing foreigners from public hospitals and clinics would alleviate the burden on the already strained system.
“If you take foreign nationals out of the public health-care system you may begin to cope with the burden,” he said in an interview with Newzroom Afrika. “The system cannot cope.”
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