Question NW686 to the Minister of Health
02 April 2024 - NW686
Hicklin, Ms MB to ask the Minister of Health
What (a)(i) is the current total number of forensic pathology units conducting autopsies in each province and (ii) are their names and (b)(i) are the full details of forensic pathology units in each province that should be conducting autopsies, but are unable to and (ii) are the reasons that they are unable to perform the service?
Reply:
a) (i) See Table 1
(ii) See Table 2
Table 1.
Province |
|
|
Names of facilities unable to deliver services |
|
Mpumalanga |
17 |
3 |
Barberton FPS |
Holding facility |
Belfast FPS |
Holding facility |
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Standerton FPS |
Infrastructure challenges |
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Free State |
7 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
22 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Northen Cape |
5 |
1 |
Calvinia FPS |
No medical officer/pathologist appointed, infrastructure challenges |
Limpopo |
12 |
3 |
Musina |
No operational resources |
Lephalale |
No operational resources |
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Thabazimbi |
No operational resources |
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Northwest |
7 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Gauteng |
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Eastern Cape |
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Western Cape |
Table 2.
Mpumalanga Department of Health
Forensic Pathology Sites |
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a)(ii) names |
Conducting autopsies |
Not Conducting autopsies |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
Holding facility |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
Holding facility |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
Challenges of Infrastructure |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
N/A |
|
|
YES |
Challenges of Infrastructure |
|
17 |
4 |
Frees State Department of Health
Name of facility |
Conducting autopsies (YES/NO) |
Not conducting autopsies (Y/N) |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Kwa-Zulu Natal Department of Health
Name of facility |
Conducting autopsies (YES/NO) |
Not conducting autopsies (Y/N) |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A Wrong Province |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Forensic Mortuary |
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
23 |
0 |
No 5 to be removed |
Limpopo Department of Health
Name of facility |
Conducting autopsies (YES/NO) |
Not conducting autopsies (Y/N) |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|||
|
YES |
Holding facility |
|
|
YES |
Holding facility |
|
|
YES |
Holding facility |
Northwest Department of Health
Name of facility |
Conducting autopsies (YES/NO) |
Not conducting autopsies (Y/N) |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
Western Cape
Name of facility |
Conducting autopsies (YES/NO) |
Not conducting autopsies (Y/N) |
Reasons for not conducting autopsies |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NO |
N/A |
Currently serving as a holding facility |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NO |
N/A |
Currently serving as a holding facility |
|
NO |
N/A |
Training facility |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
|
YES |
N/A |
N/A |
END.