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The health ombud has made damning findings against the leadership and staff of Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Johannesburg, confirming claims that pregnant women were made to sleep on the floor. | iavanpijoos

The ombud also found the management of the Johannesburg hospital was deficient.The health ombud has made damning findings against the leadership and staff of Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Johannesburg, confirming claims that pregnant women were made to sleep on the floor.

The investigation into the hospital was launched after a member of Parliament's health portfolio committee, Haseenabanu Ismail, lodged a complaint on 6 April 2022.The complaint, which sparked widespread outrage, was rated high-risk. Ismail alleged that the hospital's chief executive, Dr Nozuko Precious Mkabayi, had not worked full-time to ensure the facility functioned effectively. Ismail alleged that she had only spent 182 days at the hospital.

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