# ActionSA says the Constitutional Court’s declaration of key provisions of the National Health Act unconstitutional marks a significant victory against state overreach. The invalidated Sections 36 to 40 of the Act provided for the controversial “Certificate of Need”. This is a mechanism through which the state would effectively control where doctors, dentists, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners could work. ActionSA says this judgment reaffirms that quality healthcare cannot be achieved through coercion, bureaucracy, and centralised state control. The party is calling for a broader rethink of the principles underpinning the NHI.
ActionSA is calling for a broader rethink of the principles underpinning NHI