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title: "Gauteng health crisis — MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi downplays critical issues plaguing provincial clinics and hospitals"
description: "Gauteng MEC for Health Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi describes the problems facing the Gauteng public health system as “pressures” and not a “crisis”. Part seven in our video series on Gauteng’s healthcare crisis."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "GROUNDUP VIDEO"
author: "Adel Van Niekerk"
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published: "2022-05-05T19:33:27"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Gauteng health crisis — MEC Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi downplays critical issues plaguing provincial clinics and hospitals

> Gauteng MEC for Health Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi describes the problems facing the Gauteng public health system as “pressures” and not a “crisis”.  Part seven in our video series on Gauteng’s healthcare crisis.

By Adel Van Niekerk · Published 5 May 2022, 21:33 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video player"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KquZOyuszE)

Gauteng MEC for Health Dr Nomathemba Mokgethi describes the [problems facing the Gauteng public health system](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-04-28-musa-mbewe-expresses-outrage-urges-call-to-action-over-bara-hospital-healthcare-failures/) as “pressures” and not a “crisis”. She blames this pressure on the high number of foreign nationals using the system and on Covid.

Above is a shortened, edited version of the interview (thumbnail photo courtesy of *The Citizen*).

Below is the full unedited interview (thumbnail photo from gov.za).

[YouTube video: "YouTube video player"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9RpuFrlDQs)

**DM**

*First published by*[*GroundUp*](https://www.groundup.org.za/article/video-we-interview-gauteng-mec-for-health/)*.*

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