Only undertakers with valid Certificates of Compliance will be allowed to collect bodies from hospitals. This is according to National Health spokesperson, Popo Maja.
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"We cannot be denied our rights and opportunities. We took it upon ourselves to visit hospital and spoke to managers. We handed over our memorandum and express our dissatisfaction," he said. "We verily believe that it is impractical for every funeral undertaker to have a Certificate of Compliance, hence the need to outsource such services. In the same manner that the Department of Health outsources in areas where it does not have a mortuary facility," the memo stated.He added that at the third hospital, a scuffle ensued after a guard assaulted a woman who was part of the group.
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