Health MEC had 'sleepless nights' over death of 94 mental patients
“She presented that the deaths are giving her sleepless nights ‚” a report released by Health Ombudsman‚ Professor Malegapuru Makgoba‚ revealed
Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu was haunted by the deaths of 94 mentally ill patients who died after being moved from the Life Esidimeni facility to 27 unlicensed facilities last year. “She presented that the deaths are giving her sleepless nights ‚” a report released by Health Ombudsman‚ Professor Malegapuru Makgoba‚ revealed on Wednesday. She has resigned in the wake of the report‚ based on investigations conducted into the fatalities. In a press briefing held in Pretoria‚ Makgoba said only one of the 94 patients had died of mental health related illness. His report highlighted that some of the patients died because they were not well when received from Life Esidimeni‚ others had signs of respiratory conditions such as TB‚ while others had hypertension and jaundice.
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