A one-month deadline issued by Parliament’s select committee on social services to KwaZulu-Natal’s health department to come up with a detailed turnaround plan means yet another delay in the provision of adequate healthcare services in the province and ultimately further suffering and death. The ultimatum, issued last Thursday, comes as the province faces an oncology crisis along with serious medical equipment and staff shortages. The DA regards this latest deadline as yet another reprieve for the department. It is now almost three months since the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) issued its damning report, which found that provincial health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo and his department were failing to provide adequate treatment to cancer sufferers in the province and had violated patients’ rights. Since then, there has been meeting after meeting with nothing but talk about plans to resolve the dire situation that exists. These same meetings have seen the MEC duck and dive ...
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.