ActionSA is outraged by the ongoing shortage of essential medication in government hospitals and clinics, a crisis that puts thousands of lives at risk.
It is disgraceful that the Department of Health has allegedly informed healthcare facilities that, due to budget constraints, medication will only be replenished in April—yet the MEC has failed to inform the public of this life-threatening situation.
The MEC for Health must take full accountability and immediately provide the public with the truth about this crisis. People have the right to know that their access to life-saving medication is at risk. Keeping this information hidden is not only irresponsible but a violation of the public’s Right to Information.
We have written to the MEC, demanding answers and accountability on the following urgent questions:
1. Why has the public not been informed of this crisis?
2. What steps have been taken to engage Cabinet and Provincial Treasury for emergency funding?
3. Why were there no contingency plans in place to prevent this crisis?
4. Was this shortage not anticipated by the Department of Health?
5. How many lives must be lost before the department acts?
6. Will the Department accept responsibility for the lives lost due to this failure?
The Provincial Health Department has already failed to address the severe shortage of doctors in healthcare facilities. Now, its lack of transparency about the medication crisis is putting lives at risk.
ActionSA demands that the MEC urgently address the public, disclose the full extent of this crisis, and present a clear plan to resolve it. South Africans deserve accountability, not silence!
ActionSA Demands MEC for Health Take Accountability and Inform the Public of Critical Medication Shortages
ActionSA is outraged by the ongoing shortage of essential medication in government hospitals and clinics, a crisis that puts thousands of lives at risk.
It is disgraceful that the Department of Health has allegedly informed healthcare facilities that, due to budget constraints, medication will only be replenished in April—yet the MEC has failed to inform the public of this life-threatening situation.
The MEC for Health must take full accountability and immediately provide the public with the truth about this crisis. People have the right to know that their access to life-saving medication is at risk. Keeping this information hidden is not only irresponsible but a violation of the public’s Right to Information.
We have written to the MEC, demanding answers and accountability on the following urgent questions:
1. Why has the public not been informed of this crisis?
2. What steps have been taken to engage Cabinet and Provincial Treasury for emergency funding?
3. Why were there no contingency plans in place to prevent this crisis?
4. Was this shortage not anticipated by the Department of Health?
5. How many lives must be lost before the department acts?
6. Will the Department accept responsibility for the lives lost due to this failure?
The Provincial Health Department has already failed to address the severe shortage of doctors in healthcare facilities. Now, its lack of transparency about the medication crisis is putting lives at risk.
ActionSA demands that the MEC urgently address the public, disclose the full extent of this crisis, and present a clear plan to resolve it. South Africans deserve accountability, not silence!