There have been renewed calls to place the Eastern Cape health department under administration after a damning report from the auditor-general on the department’s 2022/2023 finances.

The department once again earned a qualified audit, with the AG finding “material misstatements” in its financial statements due to “significant internal control deficiencies”.

This means the AG’s office believes the department has not accounted properly for its allocated budget, nor has it adequately reported on its stated goals….

DA health spokesperson Jane Cowley said the provincial health department was in crisis and there was no political will to fix it.

She again called on health minister Joe Phaahla to place the department under administration until the minimum standards for health service delivery could be met.

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