Professor Malegapuru Makgoba talks about what he thinks some of the best healthcare systems in the world are. | YouMagazine
Former health ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba says providing equal healthcare for all is one way to address entrenched inequality in SA.
Overcrowded hospitals, limited resources, poor governance – these are just some of the challenges crippling the South African healthcare system. But with time, careful management, investment from all the relevant sectors and lessons learnt from abroad, it can all be fixed, says Professor Malegapuru Makgoba – and as SA’s outgoing health ombudsman, he should know.
In his seven years in the job, he investigated some of the biggest scandals in the SA health system, including the Life Esidimeni tragedy when 144 people died largely of starvation and neglect at psychiatric facilities in Gauteng. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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