Cape Town – A video of pregnant women sleeping on cold floors at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Johannesburg has made rounds on social media.
According to News24, the pregnant women have been sleeping on the floor at the hospital for more than three days.
The video footage has caused outrage.
City of Joburg mayoral committee member for health and social development Ashley Sauls recorded the video of the ordeal during his visit in the early hours of Saturday,
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“How can this be correct? Can someone tell me how can this be correct? Mothers on cold floors,” Sauls said in the video.
Take a look at the video below:
Got news at 00:30 that pregnant women at Rahima Moosa hospital are sleeping on the floor for up to 3 days, I went there immediately and sadly found it to be true. We cannot allow this to continue ???we must restore the HEART of service pic.twitter.com/bWrwhyqa3w
— Ashley Sauls I (@MMC_Sauls1st) April 1, 2022
Rahima Moosa hospital’s CEO, Nozuko Mkabayi blamed the lack of infrastructure in the hospital.
“Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital have seen an increase in patient load with no increase in infrastructure development. With only two maternity obstetric units, all deliveries have to occur at the hospital. Our hospital is classified as a specialised hospital, and the majority of our patients have been referred from smaller facilities such as clinics,” Mkabayi said as quoted by the report.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
