LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Rahima Moosa hospital problem ‘has metastasised throughout the healthcare system in South Africa’

Being a doctor demands incredible emotional resilience and fortitude, as you serve people at their most vulnerable of times. Being a doctor in the South African public healthcare sector often means that the emotional reserve required is amplified tenfold.

Entering medical school starry-eyed and idealistic is a dream quickly extinguished by any public hospital in South Africa and the challenges it poses, and many of us are faced with situations that scar us for a long time. I was privileged enough to work in the same department as Dr Tim de Maayer at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital during my training as an intern a couple of years ago. Paediatrics was one of the most challenging rotations as a junior doctor, not only because of the huge responsibility of dealing with the lives of little and very vulnerable humans, but also because of the increased numbers of patients and demanding working hours.

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This government does not give one iota for professional people who devote their lives to public service in hospitals. The state of our hospitals is beyond belief. I am ashamed that professionals have to work in these conditions.

SouthAfrica the failed State & Drs who care beyond the call of duty...fuckers. FarmGate PhalaPhala The Government

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