Cape Town – A Bloemfontein family claims that the Free State Department of Health has shown no remorse following the death of their loved one outside a local clinic.
They say Jeremiah Moeca died outside the 24-hour Batho clinic after he was allegedly denied entry by a security guard, reported SABC News.
The report said the family claim the security guard told Jeremiah that the clinic was no longer a 24-hour facility and he died on the pavement outside of the clinic gate.
His sister Kelebogile Moeca said the Free State Department of Health had shown no remorse over Moeca’s death.
She said that the incident was not an isolated one, the report said.
The report said the Moeca family alleged they had still not heard from the department a week after his death.
“As far as we know, it’s a 24-hour clinic, the board says it’s a 24-hour clinic, so we’re surprised to hear that it’s no longer a 24-hour clinic. No one came to tell us it’s no longer a 24-hour clinic, but only when we arrived there as a family. I’m deeply hurt because no one from Batho Clinic or the Department of Health came to us as a family to hear how we feel,” the report quoted Kelebogile Moeca as saying.
On 30 April 2023, A man by the name Jerry Moeca allegedly died of an asthma attack after being denied entry for medical help by the security guard at a clinic in Batho Location in Bloemfontein, Free State.
Why would a 24 hours clinic deny entry to a sick person?#BloemTwitter pic.twitter.com/G45DPEABAj
— Free State Online Channel (@state_channel) May 2, 2023
Free State Online Channel reported that the incident happened on 30 April.
The publication alleged Jeremiah Moeca died of an asthma attack after being denied entry for medical help by the security guard at a clinic.
Meanwhile, the department claimed that the 24-hour operation was cancelled at Batho Clinic last year after thorough public consultations, reported The Pink Brain.
The report said department spokesperson Mondli Mvambi refuted the claims that Moeca was denied medical assistance, adding that the security guard had called an ambulance.
“They were not denied the help, because the clinic was closed. It was around 3 o’clock in the morning. The security here, did call the ambulance services, who were on their own.
“I mean we’re told that they could not find an ambulance but as to what was happening, the full report still has to come but unfortunately the ambulance could not be available as soon as it was required,” the report quoted Mvambi as saying.
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