Another NGO ordered to pay back the money over Life Esidimeni tragedy
25 October 2019
Another non-governmental organisation (NGO) linked to the Life Esidimeni tragedy has been ordered by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to pay back more than R600 000.
In 2017, 144 psychiatric patients died, many from starvation and neglect after the Gauteng Department of Health cancelled its contract with Life Esidimeni and moved thousands of patients to other NGOs.
A Health Ombudsman report revealed that the patients died after being transferred from Life Healthcare Esidimeni to various NGOs across Gauteng, due to cost-cutting measures.
The report also found that several human rights were violated in the process, News24 earlier reported.