‘Striking workers sing while babies die’

Human tragedy unfolds at Dora Nginza Hospital as unprotected strike puts lives at risk

Two days into an unprotected strike at Dora Nginza Hospital, one baby has died, another has been born brain-dead, and a woman’s life remains at risk without much-needed surgery. 

Doctors at the Gqeberha hospital fear this is just the tip of the iceberg and that further tragedies await if staff do not return to work soon...

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