Government’s decision to reintroduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on private healthcare services has escalated with a fierce backlash from medical professionals and citizens who warn that the policy could deepen Botswana’s healthcare crisis by making essential treatment unaffordable.
The controversial tax measure which targets private medical services has been criticised as a move that could force more patients back into an already strained public healthcare system struggling with medicine shortages long waiting times and shortages of health professionals.
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