A report by the health ombudsman was released on Tuesday, where the hospital was described as dirty, filthy and unsafe by many of its users. A number of mothers at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child hospital told Eyewitness News that hygiene at the hospital needed to be attended to urgently. Health Ombudsman Malegapuru Makgoba also described the Gauteng health facility as a mess but many of the women said that apart from the uncleanliness, their experiences had not been all that bad.
While reflecting on the performance of Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital CEO, Dr Nozuko Mkabayi, Professor Malegapuru Makgoba said that it seemed that the standards of appointing hospital CEOs in Gauteng were rather lax.