The deplorable treatment suffered by Dr Tim De Maayer is not an isolated incident but forms part of a broader pattern whereby politics and patronage routinely trump the government’s commitment to healthcare workers.
Social media and WhatsApp networks of doctors expressed shock, dismay and anger at the news that doctor who exposed the shocking state of children's healthcare at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital had been suspended. Social media and WhatsApp networks of doctors expressed shock, dismay.