Health for all

SOURCE: Nelson Mandela: From freedom to the future: Tributes and speeches
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
TITLE AUTHOR(S): O.Shisana
SOURCE EDITOR(S): K.Asmal, D.Chidester, W.James
KEYWORDS: AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC), HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2794
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/7845
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/7845

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Abstract

Nelson Mandela's government inherited one of the most inequitable health care systems in the world. Yet under the inspiring leadership of the new president, remarkable strides were made to bring to life the ANC's election promise of "health for all".