Public health facilities were rocked by a violent strike over the past two weeks, and patients were in crisis. There were not enough hands to look after the country’s most vulnerable, but then South Africans stepped up.
Another Friday, another week of the stop-start, two steps forward, 10 steps back move that seems to be the most popular dance craze among our politicians.
On Wednesday, Nehawu continued its strike for a third day, with patients across South Africa struggling to access hospitals, surgeries and dispensaries.
Doctors have spoken out in support of a recent open letter sent by paediatrician Dr Tim De Maayer to the Department of Health, detailing the devastating consequences a failing public health system is having on young patients. The acting deputy director-general of the Gauteng Department of Healt.
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