POLOKWANE – Throughout the years, patients have come forward to report mistreatment and yet the prevalence of these issues continues to be an occurrence.
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According to a staff member, a patient came to Rethabile Health Care Centre to collect TB/HIV medication on Tuesday, 19 June. The man was declared too weak to leave the clinic and was admitted to hospital at 16:00.
By 14:00 the following day, he hadn’t been given any food or water and the patient, who was so weak he had to be admitted, had been taking his medication on an empty stomach. It was only until another employee at the hospital gave him food from their own lunch box that he finally had something to eat.
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Unfortunately, Rethabile Health Care Center does not have a good reputation with reports over the years painting a dim picture for the patients who go there for assistance.
Another mother said she took her child to Rethabile Clinic with flu like symptoms. At the clinic, she was told of a medication shortage and was given Allergex and Panado.
Health Spokesperson, Thabiso Teffo said the matter is still under investigation. “The department will duly investigate this matter and get to the bottom of it.”
