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“My newborn baby was denied his birthright to be vaccinated by the hospital”
- A total of 227 babies were born at noon on Christmas Day.
- Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital gave birth to 27 babies.
- Gauteng Health MEC and the Vice Minister of Internal Affairs visited Carletonville Hospital and Leratong Hospital on Christmas morning.
Gauteng hospitals had delivered 227 babies by noon on Christmas Day.
Gauteng Health MEC’s Dr. Nomathemba Mokgethi and Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza visited newborns at Carletonville and Leratong Hospitals on Christmas morning and encouraged new mothers to register their children at the Health Affairs facility. Hospital interns.
The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg delivered a combined total of 47 babies, while the tertiary, regional and district hospitals delivered 135 babies combined and the Community Health Centers 45 babies.
The MEC and the vice minister visited some of the newborns, bringing gifts and spreading Christmas cheer.
“Congratulations to all mothers and their partners on their newborn babies. This year is very different as we operate under Covid-19 conditions and we cannot celebrate newborn babies as we are used to,” Mokgethi said.
Mokgethi also praised the healthcare workers for their hard work.
“They are a ray of hope in a very difficult period. Generations will congratulate them on their selfless service in the midst of a global pandemic,” he said.
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