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The council’s Dr. Kgosi Letlape has commented following the shooting death of Dr. Abdulhay Munshi, who was a co-defendant in a legal case following the death of a child in the care of Dr. Peter Beale.
President of HPCSA, Dr. Kgosi Letlape. Image: Twitter / @DrZweliMkhize
JOHANNESBURG – The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has described the recent assassination of Dr. Abdulhay Munshi as a threat to all healthcare professionals across the country.
The council that regulates health care standards and compliance held a press conference today after Munshi’s murder.
He is believed to have been shot six times in Johannesburg on Wednesday after he stopped to check his car that had been rear-ended.
The anesthetist was a co-defendant in a wrongful death case along with Dr. Peter Beale for the death of a 12-year-old boy.
The council’s Kgosi Letlape said Munshi’s murder could have serious implications for the health profession due to vigilant fears.
“We do not want professionals now to select ‘this patient is going to die, I am not going to risk trying to save a life because by saving a life I am threatening my own life.’ We don’t want to practice under those circumstances. We don’t want a climate of fear when we have a solemn duty and an oath to fulfill, to put our patients first. “
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