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===Healthcare=== | ===Healthcare=== | ||
- | Healthcare in South Africa is generally adequate to excellent, but varies widely by area, ranging in quality from world-class (such as the hospitals and clinics found in major cities) to rudimentary (such as most rural clinics). Since | + | Healthcare in South Africa is generally adequate to excellent, but varies widely by area, ranging in quality from world-class (such as the hospitals and clinics found in major cities) to rudimentary (such as most rural clinics). Since 1965, South Africa has provided universal healthcare for its citizens through the National Healthcare System (NHS), modelled after the one in the United Kingdom. The NHS comprises eleven systems, one for each province; forming the basis of healthcare in South Africa, each system operates independently, and is politically accountable to the relevant provincial government. |
Health coverage is sometimes sparse in rural areas, so many South Africans living in these areas consult practitioners of traditional medicine, i.e. "witch doctors." | Health coverage is sometimes sparse in rural areas, so many South Africans living in these areas consult practitioners of traditional medicine, i.e. "witch doctors." |