WATCH | Eastern Cape has highest medico-legal claims

EAST LONDON - The Eastern Cape has the highest number of medico-legal claims.
Most of these claims were made by Nonxuba Attorneys Incorporated. 

This law firm submitted 44 medico- legal claims to the tune of R497 million against the Eastern Cape Health Department over a 15-year period, for children allegedly born with cerebral palsy.

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This on the back of a briefing by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and SIU head Andy Mothibi on the preliminary findings of an investigation into fraudulent medico-legal claims against the DoH across the country.

Eastern Cape health HoD, Dr Rolene Wagner spoke to eNCA.