Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: First Take SA
Episode: Department of Health dismayed over reports foreign nationals are denied treatment
Description: The Department of Health has voiced strong dismay over reports that some healthcare facilities are denying treatment based on nationality or documentation. This comes amid growing incidents where certain groups and communities have taken matters into their own hands, blocking foreign nationals from accessing clinics. These actions are being justified as efforts to ease pressure on the health system, with claims that undocumented foreigners are flooding public facilities to receive free medical care. For more on this, Department of Health Spokesperson, Foster Mohale spoke to Elvis Presslin