Half of the complaints received by the office were reported in Gauteng, leading Malegapuru Makgoba to sound the alarm on the state of the province's healthcare sector.
JOHANNESBURG - Outgoing health ombudsman, Malegapuru Makgoba, said that his office investigated and finalised over 10,000 complaints during his seven-year term.
Half of the complaints received by the office were reported in Gauteng, leading Makgoba to sound the alarm on the state of the province's healthcare sector. Outgoing Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba likens the Gauteng health department to the poorly run and underperforming Eskom. On his last day in office today, he says you can't expect anything more from hospitals and clinics run by 'Mickey Mice'.@khanya_mntambo pic.twitter.com/gMtBhsBmtg
"I had to create a structure. I had to make an omelette out of pig skin or something like that. We were trying to do something that is impossible."
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