Nine years ago, at least 144 mental healthcare users died when the termination of the Gauteng Department of Health’s contract with long-term psychiatric care hospital Life Esidimeni resulted in more than 1,400 patients being moved to ill-equipped and unlicensed non-government organisations. A year after the inquest ruling, the NPA has yet to pursue Life Esidimeni case prosecutions. We speak to  SECTION 27 CEO Sasha Stevenson.

<p dir="ltr">Nine years ago, at least 144 mental healthcare users died when the termination of the Gauteng Department of Health&rsquo;s contract with long-term psychiatric care hospital Life Esidimeni resulted in more than 1,400 patients being moved to ill-equipped and unlicensed non-government organisations. A year after the inquest ruling, the&nbsp;NPA has yet&nbsp;to pursue Life Esidimeni case prosecutions. We speak to&nbsp; SECTION 27 CEO Sasha Stevenson.</p>

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