Question NW2756 to the Minister of Health
08 December 2017 - NW2756
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Health
With regard to the upgrade of the South Rand Hospital in Johannesburg, Gauteng, what (a) resources has his department provided, (b) is the budget, (c) are the expenditure costs incurred, (d) additional human resources have been provided, (e) positions have been filled (f) posts remain vacant in each of the past three financial years?
Reply:
a) The NDOH has allocated Health Facility Revitalisation Grant funds for rehabilitation of Infrastructure, and for procurement of medical equipment,
b) R 3.7 million has been allocated to procure the medical equipment in 2017/18 financial year;
c) No expenditure has been incurred up to date;
d) The NDOH does not have statistics on additional human resources provided at South Rand Hospital and is awaiting information requested from the Gauteng Department of Health;
e) A total of 582 positions are filled at the South Rand Hospital;
f) A total of 70 positions remain vacant at the South Rand Hospital.
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