A KwaZulu-Natal child, who was in critical condition and being transported to hospital in a private ambulance, is just one of the many patients protesting healthcare workers have attempted to turn away from hospitals around the country.
The spokesperson for the Public Servants Association (PSA), Lynsie Pelser, said they have been informed that people whose shifts finish in the morning are unable to leave and those who are supposed.
The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union brought health services in several hospitals and clinics countywide to a halt on Monday morning.
The team led by the SAHRC chairperson, Bongani Majola, kicked off their oversight visit at the Pelonomi Hospital and MUCPP community clinic in Bloemfontein. The Provincial Manager of the SAHRC, Tha.