Military deployed at strike-affected hospitals
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed on Monday, March 13, that it has deployed military healthcare practitioners from the South African Military Health Services (SAMHS) at hospitals affected by the the recent protest by healthcare workers.
The deployment follows a request for assistance by the Department of Health (DOH) due to the strike action by workers affiliated to the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) across the country.
“The military healthcare practitioners were deployed on Wednesday, 08 March 2023 to hospitals as determined by the DOH and will remain deployed as may be required,” said the SANDF’s Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa.
The National Disaster Management Act of 2002 provides for the deployment of SANDF personnel to a National Organ of State for the rendering of emergency services.
