Extreme corruption persists in SA’s ailing health sector

Corruption is an ongoing problem in the healthcare sector. Picture: 123RF/DARIO LO PRESTI

The report says “cases of employment corruption were highest in the Northern Cape at 55%, followed by Mpumalanga at 51% and KwaZulu-Natal at 36%”. According to the report, the misappropriation of resources involved the mismanagement of public funds and use of state resources by officials and employees of various hospitals and clinics for their own benefit.

“The criminals occupying the halls, offices, wards and dispensaries of our health centres are compounding the problems we face by siphoning funds from a kitty that is running dry and by thieving from depots that are short on medical supplies. The issue of corruption in the health sector should be of paramount concern as it prevents a vast section of the population from accessing their right to decent healthcare,” Ncala said.

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