Speaker, hon Minister, according to the ministerial task team report, it is clearly stated that no part of the health system is held properly accountable for the poor health outcomes and for poor service delivery. This makes it virtually impossible for the system to improve, as people lack the incentives to make it better.
Hon Minister, what will you do to make sure that the MECs and the heads of department will be held accountable for the poor health outcomes and for the poor service delivery? How will you make sure that the provincial departments are assessed according to the standardised benchmark or the target, so as to evaluate their performance?