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Health Department concedes liability in R9.8m damages case

Born mentally and physically handicapped, Nomfundo Skhosana has irreversible brain damage, is blind, partially deaf and will remain totally dependent on others for the rest of her life, reports [s]The Mercury[/s]. Her mother, Bonakele Skhosana, who is suing the MEC for Health for R9.8m, claims her condition is because of medical negligence at the [b]Newtown C Clinic[/b] and [b]Mahatma Gandhi Hospital[/b]. The department conceded liability last week, agreeing to pay 90% of the proven damages, which will be determined after further court action next year.

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