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The National Health Insurance (NHI) is an important development that underpins  democracy in South Africa. It aims to redress the inequities of public healthcare delivery  by implementing transformational policies towards establishing inclusive public healthcare  coverage for the entire population of South Africa, with more emphasis on health promotion.  The implementation of this initiative has created some hope amongst primary eye healthcare  professionals, such as optometrists, that their profession may finally be given the recognition  it deserves. Although the government is contemplating introducing a new directorate for eye  healthcare and forming an advisory committee on eye healthcare reporting to the Minister  of Health, the extent to which eye healthcare will be incorporated into the NHI is currently  not clear. It is believed that the white paper on the NHI will shed some light on these issues.  Unfortunately, current indications are that the initiative has serious challenges to overcome  such as poor infrastructure, budgetary constraints and lack of interest from other healthcare  professionals. Furthermore, corruption issues may also need to be addressed if the NHI is  to be implemented successfully. Nevertheless, the NHI remains a positive proposition for  universal health coverage for the people of South Africa, and there is hope that primary eye  care providers, such as optometrists and other eye care professionals, will also play a greater  role in the NHI than they currently do in the public healthcare system

An overview of the National Health Insurance and its possible impact on eye healthcare services in South Africa