Saftu is concerned about the smuggling of essential medication [SOUND]

# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has expressed concern over a new syndicate stealing essential medicine from public health facilities and illegally transporting it to neighbouring countries. This comes after boxes containing antiretroviral medication and other pharmaceuticals were found at the scene of last Sunday’s fatal bus crash in Limpopo. Saftu’s general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, says this criminal activity endangers lives, undermines the right to healthcare, and worsens the collapse of public health institutions: