The Eastern Cape Department of Health was racing on Monday to set up alternative lines for the province’s emergency services ahead of the Easter weekend.
Public health activists and members of the medical fraternity have rallied around the head of the Eastern Cape Department of Health, Dr Rolene Wagner, after she was placed on leave until the end of September and then redeployed to the office of the premier without explanation. Public health act.
Instead of surgery, orthopaedic patients at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, are being given a letter explaining that they cannot be helped because there are no metal implants available. The letter includes the number of the Presidential Hotline for patients to call.