The Gauteng Division of Well being has condemned the unruly behaviour exhibited by some group members who’ve allegedly been obstructing sufferers from accessing Kalafong Tertiary Provincial Hospital in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, demanding that they produce their identification documentation on the gate.
In a video circulating on social media, a closely pregnant Zimbabwean girl was additionally turned away by the people as she couldn’t present her identification paperwork.
GAUTENG HEALTH WEIGHS IN ON KALAFONG HOSPITAL VIDEOS
In a video shared on X (previously Twitter), a couple of ladies donning South African flags query the Zimbabwean girl about how a lot she paid for the companies she acquired.
The ladies additionally complain that unlawful immigrants are a burden to taxpayers and additional instruct her to make preparations so she may give delivery again residence.
Gauteng Division of Well being spokesperson Motalatale Modiba mentioned no group member or construction has a proper to stop others from accessing healthcare companies and such unlawful acts warrant unequivocal condemnation.
Modiba mentioned police have been referred to as on-site to help in managing the state of affairs and urged legislation enforcement companies to make sure that the legal guidelines of the land are carried out and that these liable for stopping sufferers from accessing healthcare companies are held accountable.
“Entry to healthcare companies is a constitutional proper on this nation and subsequently, no particular person ought to be permitted to infringe upon one other’s proper to entry healthcare,” he mentioned.
NOT THE FIRST TIME NATIVES AND IMMIGRANTS CLASH
In August 2022 violence flared up outdoors the Kalafong Tertiary Provincial Hospital between anti-illegal immigrants group Operation Dudula members and Financial Freedom Fighters (EFF) from Gauteng.
Operation Dudula members had been picketing outdoors the hospital and had been stopping immigrants from accessing well being companies, insisting they need to be correctly documented and may pay for the companies.
On the identical day, the then Well being Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla visited the hospital to evaluate the influence of the sporadic protests on entry to well being companies.
DO YOU THINK THE ACTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE JUSTIFIED, GIVEN THE CRIES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EFFECT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE ON SOUTH AFRICA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, WHICH HAS LIMITED RESOURCES?
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