The Gauteng Department of Health is committed to winning back the trust of its patients and turning around the poor image it has developed of late.
Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has promised that the department is committed to patient safety- The Gauteng Department of Health has been in the news for all the wrong reasons of late, but it's still committed to turning things around.
The viral video from within the Helen Joseph Hospital and the suicide of a patient at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital has tarnished the image of healthcare within the province.Social Development, Human Settlements, Roads and Transport, Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Department of Infrastructure Development also received unqualified audits.
"As part of our commitment to quality improvement, we have taken disciplinary action against 29 officials from 10 health facilities. previously reported how Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko was appointed as Member of the Executive Council for Health and Wellness.City of Johannesburg faces backlash, South Africans object to plans to rename Sandton Drive
Nkomo-Ralehoko was a former MEC for Finance and e-Government and briefly served as the deputy speaker of the Gauteng legislature.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs. He also was a Head of Department for Sports Brief, where he covered both local and international sporting news.
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