Did the Health Professions Council trade cash for qualifications?

The Special Investigating Unit is awaiting the president’s go-ahead to investigate allegations that Health Professions Council of South Africa employees may have taken bribes in exchange for medical registrations and board exam passes.

HPSCA ombud Munyadziwa Kwinda recently revealed the allegations while speaking at a symposium held by the Wits Students’ Bioethics Society. The head of SIU communications Nazreen Pandor confirmed to Bhekisisa that the unit has applied to the Office of the Presidency to begin investigating the beleaguered health regulator. Legislation requires the SIU to obtain this kind of approval via the department of justice for each inquiry it launches.

If allegations prove true, it may mean that people who were not qualified to provide medical care were fraudulently given HPCSA registration numbers that could have allowed them to masquerade as healthcare professionals and bill medical aids. The HPCSA says it has already supplied the SIU with requested information and documentation pertaining to the allegations, according to HPCSA head of communicationsPriscilla Sekhonyana. She declined to comment on how many officials were under investigation or whether any had faced disciplinary action.Although allegations of bribery at the council are a revelation, it is not the first time the HPCSA has been under investigation.

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