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News24 reports that Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku made a commitment at the health department budget vote to invest more than R1bn towards the maintenance and refurbishment of facilities across the province.
This followed claims by Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng health spokesperson Jack Bloom that not a single state health facility in Gauteng had been assessed as complying with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Masuku indicated in a statement that the safety of both staff and patients was a key focus area for the department and ensuring OHS compliance would help achieve improved health outcomes. "The department has set for itself an annual target of ensuring 100% administrative OHS compliance. The 2019/20 first quarter performance of the department shows that we are currently at 55%, which is on course with attaining 100% by the end of the financial year," Masuku indicated. He committed the department to ensuring that all its facilities would be 100% compliant with OHS by the end of the 2019/20 financial year.
- Read the original of the above report by Riaan Grobler at News24
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