It is estimated that around half of medical negligence claims against the South African government are cerebral palsy-type claims. Apart from the direct impact on infants and families, cerebral palsy thus also has a major impact on health budgets. In this second article in a two-part series, Sp.
The North West Health Department was placed under administration in 2018 after failures of governance and allegations of fraud and corruption resulted in widespread service delivery protests. Now, as the period under administration is set to come to an end, Spotlight finds out if the situation.