Article 6MV3P South Africa's president signs landmark national health insurance bill

South Africa's president signs landmark national health insurance bill

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On Wednesday, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a landmark bill to establish universal health insurance in the country. He says it will help make the country's divided health care system more equal. But he faces a lot of criticism at home. This all comes as his party, which has ruled the country since apartheid, faces its toughest election yet later this month. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

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