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Provincial Government avails R100 Million to the Health Department
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MEDIA RELEASE
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 10 NOVEMBER 2000

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AVAILS R100 MILLION TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Eastern Cape Premier, Rev Makhenkesi Stofile, announced today (November 10, 2000) that an amount of R100 million has been made available to 
the Department of Health, which has been marred by financial mismanagement affecting the delivery of services to the people of the 
Province.

“The Department of Health clearly needs an overhaul of its management structure for it to utilise the resources allocated to it 
efficiently,” he said.

Rev Stofile said the amount of R100 million was made available to the department to offset its over expenditure. The money is from the 
Provincial Government and is over and above the amount that the department had budgeted for and has already been transferred to it.

A Joint Task Team set to investigate the irregularities in the department suggested that a sum of R94,225 million be made available to the 
Health Department.

To deal with the Department of Health irregularities, Premier Stofile, also announced that personnel has been seconded to the department to 
help it with its management problems.

“Government cares and will deal with issues that adversely affect our people. There is nobody who will dispute that in terms of what needs 
to be done, ALL our Departments do not have all the funds they need,” he said

Rev Stofile said it was unfortunate that one-sided stories had been publicised in the media and other quarters and that they were concerned 
that all commentators simply focussed on erstwhile Cape Provincial Administration Hospitals. “This is not a balanced approach to monitoring 
how servicing reach our people,” he said.

Statement issued:Communications Division – Office of the Premier
 Inquiries:Manelisi Wolela - 082 414 7768

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