The South African Human Rights Commission fired back at hospitals and clinics turning away foreign patients. The rights watchdog reminded everyone that healthcare belongs to all people living within the country's borders. Every person can walk into any medical facility and demand treatment regardless of where they come from or what papers they carry.
The Constitution protects citizens, refugees, migrants, stateless people, children, prisoners, disabled individuals, elderly folks, and poor communities equally. Emergency rooms cannot refuse anyone who needs urgent medical care under any circumstances. Both government and private hospitals must follow these rules without exception.
Some medical centers have been sending foreign nationals...