30 July 2007
The Department of Health has decided to put the full report of the
investigation into Frere Hospital in the Eastern Cape on the department's
website � http://www.doh.gov.za.
We have taken this decision in order to ensure that members of the public
who have an interest on the matter can have full access to the report.
The Department of Health is concerned about the alliance that has been
forged between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Congress of South African Trade
Union (Cosatu) in the Eastern Cape over this issue. Both these organisations
continue to make unsubstantiated allegations suggesting that there is some form
of cover up relating to this matter.
We hope that the release of the report will stop the two organisations from
their joint campaign to mislead the public by spreading wrong information to
promote their own political agenda with regard to Frere Hospital.
Notes for editors:
The report should be on the website: http://www.doh.gov.za within the next hour.
Enquiries:
Sibani Mngadi
Cell: 082 772 0161
Issued by: Department of Health
30 July 2007
