Unpaid health workers staged a night vigil and sit in at the offices of the Free State premier and MEC for health as the province’s health system continues to spiral – and the Free State Department of Health remains largely silent, say activists.
Hospitals turning away patients, unpaid health workers and stock outs of more more than 200 essential medicines and medical supplies – symptoms of a provincial health system that is imploding, say activists.
The Free State health department has announced that its financial situation has reached 'dire proportions' forcing it to postpone all non-emergency surgery until January next year and stop all non-critical staff appointments.
The Pheko family from Botshabelo buried their son and brother last week, after waiting three months for an autopsy.
This comes after the Bloemfontein facility was closed due to severe infrastructure issues, including electrical, sewer, and ventilation problems.
A doctor at Manapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, was shot and wounded during a robbery in the doctors' living quarters.
Many fear that the NHI will lead to a mass exodus of healthcare workers.
BETHLEHEM. ' Poor, marginalised communities in the rural area near this Free State town have been unhappy with the health services they have been receiving from a mobile unit from the Bethlehem Clinic. Patients' complaints range from unreliability of the service to reduced amount of medication being dispensed.
BETHLEHEM. ' Sanitation in the Bohlokong area in the Free State is so poor that it has started affecting the health of children in the Baipeing community in Bethlehem.
The issue, which began in June 2022, has led to multiple protests, with residents accusing the Ngwathe municipality of failing to provide clean water.
Bethlehem community members in the Free State recently marched against tuberculosis (TB) in an effort to promote testing and treatment.
Bethlehem. - The community of Bohlokong commemorated World AIDS Day and 16 Days of Activism against Woman and Child Abuse at the Mphohadi Clinic.
Scores of patients seeking treatment at Free State clinics have been sent home due to rising COVID-19 infections among health workers. Several facilities are temporarily closed and Bloemfontein residents have either been turned away or referred to other facilities without…
Bethlehem. - Lindi Twala, manager of the Bohlokong Clinic in Bethlehem, in the Free State, recently celebrates 20 years in the nursing profession.
After a fire blazed through Vaalrock Clinic, the Brandfort community is forced to use the only clinic at their disposal, the Marantha Clinic, which is having far-reaching implications.
