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they were assigned to theatre with CO were admitted and discharged. Mr
(Dr) Stephan le Roux from 3 Military Thabang Motsweneng, one of the
Hospital, Orthopeadic Surgery, to help patients, said he was very proud of the
with anaesthesia as well as overseeing SANDF that helped the patients a lot to
all emergency Caesarean cases, receive proper medical treatment.
fractures and trauma patients. CO (Dr)
Keta said they had a whole team of Mr Motsweneng said: “I was able to see
doctors and nurses, each assigned the importance of the SANDF. Now I
to different departments. He said that know that the SANDF is not only about
when they arrived at the Hospital they fighting and safeguarding our country.
immediately started to operate and They found the hospital closed and then
attend to the patients’ medical needs. they took over the operation of the whole
He said everything was under control hospital. The medical service they gave
and patients were happy. to the patients was good and they gave it
with love. They have denied themselves
The nurse in charge of operation at the time with their families to come and help
Casualty Department, Capt Motseothata us here.” n
Chweneyagae, said they saw different
kinds of patients every day and they *Article published with permission of
tried to help them as quickly as possible. the SANDF Soldier magazine.
He said his role was to try by all means
to limit the duration of patients’ stay in
hospital since the start of the strike. Capt
Top: S Sgt Puleng Chata, an Assistant Chweneyagae said when they arrived
Pharmacist, counting tablets according at the Hospital they started by tiding
to a prescription for a patient at the up and setting up all the apparatus in
pharmacy of the Mahikeng Provincial order to assist in the smooth running of
Hospital. medical procedures.

Bottom: Military health practitioners While the military operation was ongoing
arriving at the Mahikeng Provincial during the cataclysmic strike, patients
Hospital.

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