READ: Full report on the death of psychiatric patients
Nearly 100 psychiatric patients died in appalling conditions in the care of unlicensed NGOs
03 February 2017 - 13:33
Health ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba’s report into the scandal, which has shocked the country, found that Former Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu's cost-cutting exercise to move the patients from Life Esidimeni had been expensive and deadly. Read the full report here.
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