On Wednesday, Nehawu continued its strike for a third day, with patients across South Africa struggling to access hospitals, surgeries and dispensaries. Appointments are being cancelled and staff intimidated.
has been contacted by doctors, nurses, health workers and patients across the country about the Nehawu strike. Below, we attempt to document their experiences and concerns, which flooded in throughout the day.Patients had to walk a long way due to the road being closed at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg on 8 March 2023.
Gauteng Department of Health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba confirmed that several facilities had been affected by the strike. Helen Joseph Hospital, Chris Hani Baragwanath, Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital, Tembisa Hospital, Kopanong Provincial Hospital, Sebokeng Hospital, Heidelberg Hospital, Leratong Hospital, Carletonville Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital.The Chiawelo Community Healthcare Centre in Soweto functioned almost optimally on Wednesday morning. Many people had complaints, but they were based on previous challenges and not related to the strike.
Hospital stretchers at the trauma ward stood idle. When a man who appeared to be a guard and was sleeping on a bloodied stretcher was approached byThe guards at the entrance who monitor visitors and visiting hours were on a go-slow and many people just walked in. Workers affiliated with Nehawu were reportedly stopping doctors from entering Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. The entrances to the hospital were blocked and tyres were burnt. It was reported that an ambulance carrying an injured child was attacked by striking healthcare workers.“At Edendale Hospital yesterday there was a complete blockade of the facility, death threats to the CEO and a host of other illegal activities.
“A colleague saw this and tried to scream for help. Security personnel by the gate did not do anything, they just watched and only intervened when he had pressed me against the tree,” she said. Dladla has reported the incident to senior management, opened a police case and has a protection order against the man as he works in the same hospital.
“Last night, protesters disrupted services and blocked staff from entering Khayelitsha District Hospital until 11pm. We are closely monitoring pre- and post-shift changes.”
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