Commitment, perseverance, endurance and never giving up spirit, that is what kept Mjanyana hospital alive until this day. On the 2nd of October 2018 Mjanyana Hospital reached its 125thyears of existence and Engcobo community came together to celebrate the resilience and the tenacity of the 4000 leper patients that built the initial hospital when they were send there to die by the missionaries.
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| Hon Nomakhosazana Meth | |
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| Dr R Wagner | |
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DDG DISTRICT HEALTH SM |
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DDG HR & CS |
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER |
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Media Release by Mr. Siyanda Manana, Eastern Cape Department of Health
Question 1:
Why is the hospital being decommissioned and changed into a public healthcare facility?
Read more: Responses to questions asked about Cathcart Hospital
ECDoH has to do within a tight fiscal space. Whilst healthcare undoubtedly remains one of the key priorities for the Eastern Cape Government, it is no secret that the current fiscal environment remains extremely tight and fragile with uncertain economic prospects.
Read more: 2016/17 EC budget a continuation of fiscal consolidation
Shortly after opening the Nkqubela Tuberculosis (TB) Hospital’s new XDR-TB Unit which accommodates 60 patients (30 males and 30 females), the Eastern Cape Government began a process of relocating patients from the nearby Fort Grey TB Hospital to Nkqubela TB Hospital.
Read more: EC GOVERNMENT INTENSIFYING INTEGRATED RESPONSE TO TB PANDEMIC
As he officially received and opened the completed section (Phase 1) of the new Cecelia Makiwane Hospital (CMH) on the 4th February 2016, the Eastern Cape Premier, Honourable Phumulo Masualle referred to the facility as a sight in the “world to come”.
Read more: THE NEW CMH FACILITY, A SIGHT IN “THE WORLD TO COME”
