The doctor concerned, who has asked not to be named for fear of victimisation, was at the time a senior official in charge of the Gauteng Health Department Emergency Medical Services. In the months before the 2010 Fifa World Cup, held in South Africa that year, the doctor was among the people tasked with preparing Helen Joseph Hospital to meet Fifa’s safety standards in case of a disaster.
He confirmed the doctor’s account and told us that senior management at Helen Joseph had been told by the COJ that they “couldn’t run a mock disaster because of the fire safety risks at the hospital.” According to the official, inspections by the COJ’s Emergency Management Services and fire officials that had taken place in 2009 had found that the hospital was a fire hazard.
“I went and checked all the fire hoses, every one of them was blocked; all the hydrants were broken and some of the fire escapes were bolted closed.” This week Charlotte Maxeke CEO Bogoshi told us she had “no recollection of the report from the COJ condemning the hospital as a fire hazard.” As a result no steps were taken to address fire risk; “N/A” responded Bogoshi.On 10 June 2010, the day before the start of the World Cup, the doctor reports that the hospital was visited by Kamy Chetty, the Gauteng HOD, and the then chief operating officer in the department who “wanted to see all the problems”.
Aowa! This is such arrant humbug. In the lead up to the world cup a specific person at DDG level was appointed to deal with compliance and report to the FiFA organising committee (Khedama, if memory holds). To now run down Bogoshi KamyChetty ( who was at national) is pathetic.
VOETSEKANC!!!!!!!
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