South Africa National Health Insurance Act

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law on 15 May 2024

To achieve universal access to quality health care services in the Republic in accordance with section 27 of the Constitution

South African citizens, permanent residents, refugees, inmates, "certain categories of individual foreigners" and all children will be eligible to receive healthcare services purchased by the Fund.

The Act will take effect on a date fixed by the President by proclamation in the Government Gazette.

20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and public purchasing of health care services, medicines, health goods and health related products".

National Health Insurance Act, 2023 (Act No. 20 of 2023) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa, which establishes a South African national health insurance system, commonly referred to as NHI, with the aim of "pooling public revenue in order to actively and strategically purchase health care services" and creating a "single framework throughout the Republic for the public funding and public purchasing of health care services, medicines, health goods and health related products".