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Too few pathologists, unclaimed bodies, ongoing police investigations, a shortage of storage space, and poor management are to blame

The department responded to a letter written by the DA to the Gauteng Legislature, in which it flagged at least 14 healthcare facilities with claims patients and staff were dangerously exposed to asbestos.

Among the health facilities affected are Chris Hani Baragwanath, Tembisa and George Mukhari hospitals.

The Gauteng government has been rocked by corruption scandal after corruption scandal for nearly three decades.

According to the Democratic Alliances Jack Bloom, some of the 14 health facilities affected include Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Tambo Memorial Hospital and Yusuf Dadoo Hospital.

The high number of infections has been blamed mostly on poor infection controls at the Gauteng health institutions

SAHRC is empowered to institute an investigation in its own accord and they will investigate the allegations.

For weeks nurses and doctors at the Hillbrow Clinic in Johannesburg have had to attend to patients in darkness and sometimes use their cellphones for lighting because of damaged cables.

The Gauteng health department says work is under way to repair an electrical fault affecting Hillbrow Clinic.

The shortage of neonatal intensive care unit beds in Gauteng health facilities is a major factor in the death of babies as they die while waiting to be transferred to other facilities.