KZN ActionSA calls for Health MEC's resignation over alleged medication shortage in province

DURBAN – ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has called on Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Mngadi to resign over claims of medication shortages in some provincial healthcare facilities.

The party claims she lied by denying reports that there are some clinics and hospitals without medication.

Mngadi said while there are challenges, the health department was not in crisis.

On Tuesday, ActionSA KZN chairperson, Zwakele Mncwango, wrote to the provincial government, demanding accountability over healthcare facilities lacking medication.

After the department refuted the claims, Mncwango called for the MEC's resignation.

The party believes the MEC is not taking the matter seriously.

"For the past week, ActionSA has exposed the dire situation in KZN’s hospitals and clinics, where critical medicines have been unavailable, leaving vulnerable patients without lifesaving treatment. Yet, instead of addressing this crisis with honesty and urgency, the MEC engaged in shameless PR exercises to discredit our evidence."

Responding to the calls for her resignation, Simelane said ActionSA was not her employer.