Gauteng government pays R405m to Life Esidimeni victims, families
The Gauteng government has paid more than R400m to victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy seven years ago.
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The Gauteng government has paid more than R400m to victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy seven years ago.
The DA in Gauteng says it's "dismayed" by the delay in the presidential proclamation needed to expand the probe into the Tembisa Hospital payments scandal, exposed by slain Gauteng health official and whistleblower, Babita Deokaran.
Ostomy surgery is a life-saving procedure that allows bodily waste to pass through a surgically created stoma on the abdomen into a prosthetic known as a ‘pouch’ or ‘ostomy bag’ on the outside of the body or an internal surgically created pouch for continent diversion surgeries.
A total of 11 054 patients are on the waiting lists for surgery in Tshwane public hospitals, with some having to wait almost five years
It is a race against the clock to keep to the timetable for repairs at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.