Tributes continue to pour in for Deputy Minister of Health Molefi Sefularo, who was killed in a car accident on Monday.

The death of Dr Molefi Sefularo is a monumental loss for the nation and the progressive movement as a whole, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

An independent health watchdog will be introduced by April to ensure hospitals adhere to quality standards, the government said on Tuesday.

South Africa is among the 10 worst performing countries on TB control, Deputy Health Minister Molefi Sefularo said in Cape Town on Monday.

Implementing National Health Insurance was one of the department’s priorities between 2009 and 2014, said deputy Health Minister Dr Molefi Sefularo.