DA considering ConCourt challenge against KZN health for cancer treatment failure
20 June 2017
Durban – The Democratic Alliance (DA) is considering taking the Kwazulu-Natal health department to the Constitutional Court after the province failed to provide adequate cancer treatment to patients for over two years.
This comes after the Human Rights Commission on Thursday found the provincial health department guilty of violating the rights of oncology patients in the province.
Patricia Kopane, DA health portfolio committee member, told News24 on Monday that she will consult her party to investigate the possibility of launching a Constitutional Court case.
"This is a constitutional matter, our constitution says everyone must receive proper health and what is happening is actually sad: it is a shame to our democracy that the rights of the poorest are ignored," Kopane said.