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Elderly, women and children feel the brunt of health-sector corruption

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Of the 28,196 reports the non-profit organisation had received in the past eight years, 670 related to corruption in the health sector.

Corruption Watch said it hoped the report would lead to change for more than 80% of the population relying on about 4,300 public health facilities nationwide.

“In relation to employment corruption, the issues range from employees and officials claiming time for work not done, that is absenteeism, to allegations of nepotism and favouritism.” Corruption Watch said in this instance, the facility had budgeted to perform 10,000 circumcisions at R750 per procedure, but the number was allegedly dramatically increased to 260,000 circumcisions.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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