SOUTH AFRICA COMPUTERS STOLEN http://www.thenewage.co.za/13791-1007-53-Computer_and_medical_equipment_most_stolen_from_hospitals
Mar 29 2011 12:09PM
Computers and medical equipment were some of the most commonly stolen items from hospitals, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Tuesday.
In a written reply to a question by the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly, Motsoaledi said that this had cost the department more than R16m.
The DA had asked the minister what items had been stolen from hospitals and clinics, what was the value of the items stolen and what amount was spent on replacing the items.
Motsoaledi said he had received information from all provinces except Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.
Without specifying which hospitals the items were stolen from and when the thefts had happened, he said that thefts at hospitals and clinics in KwaZulu-Natal had cost the department more than R13m.
Among the items stolen were computers, linen and medical equipment.
The Free State recorded the highest number of computer thefts with 71 computers reported stolen.
Medical equipment and nine vehicles were also stolen from hospitals in that province. The estimated value of the theft was R1m.
In North West 10 computers, four ambulances, linen and medical equipment was stolen. The estimated value of the items was R1.1m.
Mpumalanga recorded thefts to the value of R584,347. Among the items stolen were 57 computers, 18 laptops and two projectors.
While Gauteng had said that the value of items stolen was R824,130, it provided very little detail on the number of items stolen.
Motsoaledi said that the list consisted of computers and two vehicles.
The Northern Cape reported theft of computers and medical equipment to the value of R52,000. No further detail was provided.
Most of the incidents in the Western Cape involved patients and staff. Copper pipes and two computers were reported stolen.
Motsoaledi said that some equipment and computers had been replaced in the Free State, Gauteng and in the Western Cape.
While some of the other provinces provided no information on whether stolen items had been replaced, other provinces indicated that they were in the process of replacing the items.-Sapa
In a written reply to a question by the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly, Motsoaledi said that this had cost the department more than R16m.
The DA had asked the minister what items had been stolen from hospitals and clinics, what was the value of the items stolen and what amount was spent on replacing the items.
Motsoaledi said he had received information from all provinces except Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.
Without specifying which hospitals the items were stolen from and when the thefts had happened, he said that thefts at hospitals and clinics in KwaZulu-Natal had cost the department more than R13m.
Among the items stolen were computers, linen and medical equipment.
The Free State recorded the highest number of computer thefts with 71 computers reported stolen.
Medical equipment and nine vehicles were also stolen from hospitals in that province. The estimated value of the theft was R1m.
In North West 10 computers, four ambulances, linen and medical equipment was stolen. The estimated value of the items was R1.1m.
Mpumalanga recorded thefts to the value of R584,347. Among the items stolen were 57 computers, 18 laptops and two projectors.
While Gauteng had said that the value of items stolen was R824,130, it provided very little detail on the number of items stolen.
Motsoaledi said that the list consisted of computers and two vehicles.
The Northern Cape reported theft of computers and medical equipment to the value of R52,000. No further detail was provided.
Most of the incidents in the Western Cape involved patients and staff. Copper pipes and two computers were reported stolen.
Motsoaledi said that some equipment and computers had been replaced in the Free State, Gauteng and in the Western Cape.
While some of the other provinces provided no information on whether stolen items had been replaced, other provinces indicated that they were in the process of replacing the items.-Sapa
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