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North West health MEC Madoda Sambatha las launched an investigation to establish why newborn babies were put in boxes at Mafikeng Provincial Hospital. Photo: Facebook
The North West Department of Health is investigating the circumstances surrounding a case of newborn babies being placed in cardboard boxes inhospital came to light after a Facebook post showed babies wrapped in purple hospital blankets with nasogastric tubes, and placed in brown boxes. According to preliminary internal investigations by hospital management, the incident happened during the day on Saturday.North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha said he was shocked to learn of the incident of the newborn babies in boxes.
“The Department takes this matter in a serious light because there are systems, SOPs and procedures in place which should have guided the hospital on a solution if there were any challenges of shortage of incubators at the time.
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