Gauteng’s health services are on a literal death bed.
The department confirmed that there was an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumonia. It follows after two babies died while a further seven babies contracted the bacteria in the neonatal unit of the Mogoerane Hospital in Vosloorus.
Medical specialists confirm that equipment such as ventilators that are not properly sterilized can spread the bacteria as well as staff who do not follow the necessary prescripts around proper hygiene.
Hospital staff now demand the ‘head’ of the hospital’s chief executive officer due to inability or will to address the outbreak.
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