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Media Advisory: SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Office to conduct a follow-up visit to Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

Attention: Editors and Reporters

31 May 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) in Gauteng will conduct a follow-up inspection visit to Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, on 1 June 2023.

Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is a specialised regional hospital rendering tertiary services in Gauteng.

During the Commission’s visit on 30 September 2022, it emerged that there are maintenance, capacity and infrastructural challenges affecting the hospital. In March 2023, the Office of the Health Ombud released a report entitled Investigation Report into Allegations against Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital following allegations of mismanagement and improper treatment of patients.

The Commission will meet with the management of the hospital to solicit feedback on their progress in implementing the recommendations in the report and the additional issues raised during previous meeting.

The visit will take place as follows:

DATE

VENUE

TIME

1 June 2023

Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

09h00-11h00

Ends

For further information or enquiries, please contact SAHRC Acting Provincial Manager Zamantungwa Mbeki at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0837206600.

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