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Mixed reactions as President sets to sign the NHI Bill into law
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The NHI bill aims to establish a fund to purchase health services from both public and private providers.Zandspruit clinic turns patients away after 9am
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Community members say nurses and security guards have been telling patients who arrive after 9 that the clinic is full.
