What is the National Health Insurance Bill and how does it link to human rights?

The National Health Insurance Bill aims to implement the National Health Insurance (“NHI”). The NHI will be a fund that may be formed to provide all South Africans affordable healthcare across the board. The NHI will provide funding for both private and public healthcare providers with the objective to provide universal access to quality health care for all South Africans as provided in the Constitution. Section 27 of the Constitution provides for healthcare as an essential human right and provides that everyone has the right to access to health care services.