Speaker, projects generate income and boost public hospitals. The ANC is determined to end the huge inequalities that exist in the public and private sectors by making sure that these sectors work together.
Health reforms involve the mobilisation of available resources in both public and private health sectors to ensure improved health outcomes for all South Africans. The Gauteng department of health and social development has in the last financial year generated R76 million from a project which bridges the gap between public and private health sectors. The Folateng project, a revenue-creating initiative launched by the department a few years ago, consists of Folateng units which are situated in four of Gauteng's public hospitals and serve as a bridge between public and private health sectors. The money generated from these units makes the acquisition of major items of medical equipment more affordable to participating hospitals and allows members of the community who can afford it an opportunity to receive high-level medical care at a rate lower than that of private hospitals.
The ANC believes that improving the quality of health care is an integral part of implementing the national health insurance for the achievement of access to health care for all. Thank you. [Applause.]