On the basis of the report, the IFP has requested the Human Rights Commission to investigate the state of hospitals, particularly in rural areas but throughout the country, as the Addington report now shows to be necessary.
According to our erstwhile Minister of Health, the conditions in the Eastern Cape were not unique to that province. Therefore, we ask the Minister what steps she will take to hold those people accountable. Will she consider placing the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health under curatorship? Will she also look at working with the Minister of Water Affairs to look at the parlous state of our water and rivers as shown in the state of the environment report on water? Thank you.