Gauteng health department avoids 'adverse' report but must fix problems - SAHRC.
The Human Rights Commission says it wants to work with the Gauteng provincial after the elections to fix problems experienced at health institutions like the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vooslorus.The SA Human Rights Commission said on Tuesday that it would not issue an"adverse" report on Gauteng's health department after its probe into baby deaths, long waits for life-saving cancer treatment, overcrowding and critical staff shortages at hospitals.
The commission hopes to sign an agreement with the department after the elections and to work together to find solutions to its problems. A shortage of radiation oncologists at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, meaning cancer patients faced treatment delays; Lukhele admitted to the commission that there were problems with ageing infrastructure as hospitals had not been maintained.
Lukhele spoke of severe staff shortages, saying the health system was"jammed". He also said the department had an insufficient budget based on local population figures, when people from around the country sought medical attention in the province.
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