JOHANNESBURG – Former broadcaster Tom London has accused Helen Joseph Hospital of treating patients badly. He alleges the doctors treat patients like cockroaches. WATCH: Patients at Gauteng’s Helen Joseph Hospital not happy In a viral video, he’s revealed malfunctioning taps, peeling ceiling boards, and broken plug points. But Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko doesn’t quite
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Federal health transfers outpace provincial spending despite premiers’ criticisms, analysis shows
Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers have mostly outpaced increases to provincial health budgets. In 2023, federal health transfers amounted to $47.1 billion, a 212 per cent increase over 2005, when the transfers were $15.1 billion.