ConCourt rules parts of National Health Act invalid: Prof. Benjamin Smart weighs in

The Constitutional Court has declared parts of the National Health Act invalid, finding that some provisions placed unfair limitations on the rights of health care practitioners and facilities.

The law required healthcare providers to obtain state approval before opening, expanding or relocating practices.

The court says this requirement fails to strike a proper balance between competing rights and interests.

Prof. Benjamin Smart from the Centre for Philosophy of Epidemiology, Medicine and Public Health at University of Johannesburg.

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