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Eastern Cape department of health faces collapse

About 80% of the department’s total budget goes to employee costs and soaring medico-legal claims, while little goes to the actual business of saving lives.

“Of the total budget for the department for the 2021/22 financial year of R26.5 billion, it is estimated that, in real terms, the department has R22.3 billion to function in the current financial year, primarily as a result of projected payables and accruals of R4.4 billion vesting at year end, as well as unfunded and unbudgeted medico-legal settlements. Of the remaining budget, the department anticipates spending 80% on personnel costs,” wrote Meth.

Cowley said that, due to the fact that the department’s finances were already in a mess when it was struck by the third wave of Covid-19, coupled with other challenges it faced and its limitations in providing quality healthcare in the province, she was forced to seek urgent intervention from national government to save lives.

“We must all agree that we’re facing serious challenges of corruption, collusion and genuine medico-legal claims, which are the subject of multidisciplinary investigations by the Special Investigating Unit, the Hawks and other law enforcement agencies, with cases that are already before the courts. “Section 100, which is being touted by the DA, won’t come up with the money. We should be judged by our ability to deal with the situation,” said Kupelo.

 

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