First group of patients formerly treated at Life Esidimeni are transferred
The first group of 27 patients formerly treated at Life Esidimeni, arrived at the Clinix Selby Park Hospital in Johannesburg on Friday‚ under the supervision of Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who said the facility would be able to take about 300 patients. "They are going to be transported in groups and this is the first group to arrive‚" he said, adding that the department "promised" to move the patients to "appropriate facilities": "We are not going to move anybody until family members see where we’re moving them and until the family approves of the facilities." Motsoaledi said the government would be spending R46m on 300 patients a year. Last month‚ Health Ombudsman Prof Malegapuru Makgoba delivered a damning report about the deaths of more than 100 mental patients, of which 80% occurred at five of 27 non-governmental organisations (NGO) that received the patients when they were transferred from Life Esidimeni. None of the NGOs had legal licences and none were equipped with ...
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