# Union federation Cosatu says urgent, long-term solutions are needed to address the financial crisis facing the medical fund for retired South African National Defence Force members and their dependants. This follows an 840-million-rand government funding injection to help safeguard the fund’s medical benefits. The union federation’s Matthew Parks says the government must honour its obligations to former military personnel and ensure they continue to have access to healthcare:
Cosatu calls for lasting solution to retired soldiers’ medical fund crisis [SOUND]
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