GP Health Dept to crack down on delayed release of bodies from mortuaries

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Eyewitness News previously reported that the Hillbrow Mortuary in Johannesburg has been storing bodies longer than usual - due to the shortage of pathologists to perform autopsies.

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Department of Health has established a provincial task team to address the backlog in the release of corpses at government mortuaries.

This has left many families frustrated as some have had to postpone the funeral services of their loved ones.The Gauteng Department of Health's newly-appointed task team will be in service for just a month as bodies continue to pile up at the Hillbrow Mortuary.

 

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