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The New Age reports that a long-standing R200m tender dispute has left many military veterans without access to healthcare.
According to Tshidi Paka, national secretary of the SA National Military Veterans (SANMVA), his office had been inundated with “agonising calls” from military veterans suffering from chronic diseases. “More than 100 military veterans were admitted to public hospital and some died from various ailments this financial year. Every day we receive requests that members need to be admitted to health facilities,” he said. Last year the Department of Military Veterans appointed Zeal Health Innovations as a service provider for primary healthcare services, dedicated counselling services and medical evaluation of military veterans. The contract has been halted, with the department claiming irregularities in the awarding of the contract in court. Paka has accused the department of failing to resolve their healthcare problems speedily.
- Read this report by Peter Ramothwala in full at The New Age
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