There are shocking revelations that Gauteng hospitals paid exorbitant prices for items procured – likely due to corruption – where companies colluded in inflating quotations, leading to healthcare users suffering the most.
This is according to Section 27 executive director Mark Haywood in response to yesterday’s disclosure by the DA’s Gauteng shadow health MEC Jack Bloom on the gross overcharging, which was confirmed by the provincial health department in a written reply to Bloom’s questions in the provincial legislature.
The written reply to Bloom’s question shows that:
Haywood said: “Corruption and mismanagement in the health sector cost more than just money – they cost lives when funds can’t be spent on needed care.”
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