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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. (GCIS)

After an outcry in mid-2014 about the introduction of the so-called certificate of need (CoN) and stated intentions to withdraw this proposal, it seems to be back on the cards.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi indicated at a conference in September that the CoN was again included in the National Health Insurance (NHI) White Paper, which is set to be discussed soon.

Read: White paper on NHI to be tabled 'shortly'

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