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title: "A Bug in the health system"
description: "Preventable deaths in health institutions are on the rise due to chronic underfunding. Bacterial infections are exacerbating the crisis within the healthcare system. Urgent reforms are needed to address the dire state of public health services. The ongoing neglect poses a significant threat to patient safety and wellbeing."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Maverick Citizen"
author: "2Lani and UBUNTOONS"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/2lani-afritoons/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-11-a-bug-in-the-health-system/"
published: "2025-11-11T12:54:02"
updated: "2025-11-11T12:54:05"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# A Bug in the health system

> Preventable deaths in our health institutes are thriving as a result of under funding and bacterial infections.

By 2Lani and UBUNTOONS · Published 11 November 2025, 14:54 SAST · Updated 11 November 2025, 14:54 SAST

## Key points
- In a health system starved of funds and plagued by pesky bacteria, preventable deaths have found a cozy home, proving that survival of the fittest doesn’t apply in hospitals.
- Preventable deaths in health institutions are on the rise due to chronic underfunding.
- Bacterial infections are exacerbating the crisis within the healthcare system.
- Urgent reforms are needed to address the dire state of public health services.
- The ongoing neglect poses a significant threat to patient safety and wellbeing.

## Content

![Preventable deaths in our health institutes are thriving as a result of under funding and bacterial infections.](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bugs5-480x312.jpg)