More than 1 000 health-care workers and patients in four hospitals around the city experienced the joy of song through the HOPEtober bus, an initiative that shows appreciation and care while also extending the message of hope to patients, staff and visitors to the hospitals.
The Brave HOPEtober21 campaign began with performances from prominent artists such as Vicky Sampson, Craig Urbani, Leah and Lelo Ramasimong at the Khayelitsha District Hospital, Tygerberg Hospital, Groote Schuur and Somerset Hospital before concluding at Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital.
“We are taking this to more than 20 hospitals in the country to basically salute and acknowledge the bravery that the people behind the hospital windows and doors do that we often don’t see and we say we see and salute them. “There is so much that has been happening behind hospital doors that we have not seen and what we want to show is that we acknowledge and realise that they are carrying us through the pandemic and we want them to break away from the reality of surgery and wards and to remember what it feels like to smile and have joy in their lives – even if it is for a few minutes,” said Counihan.
HOPEtober bus musical director Wessel Odendaal said the entertainment industry had also been hit hard by the impact of audience capacity owing to Covid-19 regulations.
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