Medical aids should not simply kick out members who fail to make their payments during the Covid-19 crisis, the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) has asked.
“In the spirit of social solidarity as outlined by the President during his address to the nation on Monday, 23 March 2020, the CMS requests that schemes investigate all disruptions to member contributions on a case by case basis and determine the merits thereof, prior to termination,” the body said in a circular late on Thursday.
Experts see the vote as a key step towards leading the West African state out of its spiral of violence and closer to a political solution to stop the bloodshed.
Healthcare systems in even the most developed nations are being stretched to breaking point with grim warnings they could soon be overwhelmed – and a prediction that 1.8 million could die from the disease this year.
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