Hon Chairperson, the state of public health in South Africa leaves in a lot to be desired. The states in which hospitals in many parts of the country are indeed suddenly if they are at least descend looking and still standing, they either suffer or a shortage of staff and there are long queues or there is no medication.
Public hospitals in the greater part of this country are in the need of the attention from the government. Those are live experiences. The recent report that HIV positive woman has lodged complains that there were sterilised in public hospitals without their informed concern comes as the last straw to have their rights to dignity, bodily integrity and freedom and security over their bodies violated at the hands of institutions that should be providing much needed protection and comforts is indeed a course for grave concern. We cannot keep quiet about this as investigation must be done because people need answers and there need to be guarantees in their dignity progress. [Time expired.] [Applause.]
Ms H JORDAAN (FF PLUS) Ms M D HLENGWA (IFP)