Helen Joseph Hospital refutes Chiawelo family claims that it buried their matriarch as a pauper

While the Helen Joseph Hospital has been trending for all the wrong reasons in the past week, it's acting CEO has debunked claims by a Chiawelo family that the hospital buried their matriarch as a pauper, without informing them. This follows the airing of the story where the family of the late Maphefo Priscilla Masilo sought assistance to exhume and rebury their loved one from the hospital and the provincial department.
Ofentse Setimo spoke to Dr Arthur Manning, the Acting CEO at Helen Joseph Hospital.
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Useless CEO

[@ancient_knowledge_7]

This is deeply disheartening news. As Africans, we must acknowledge that, in some respects, we continue to perpetuate the economic and governance systems that devalued Black lives during apartheid and colonialism.

[@germainelee6846]

How can one leave a family member forn12 month in a hisoital and once going to go and visit them. Nownthe family want to cry foul, Please they see only as a means to make money

[@angelinasegami3286]

Was the family not visiting the patient? 12 months?

[@nyambenimuladi4726]

Something is definitely not adding up

[@nikilandella6136]

I'm so happy HJ is getting attention. It's been worrying me for years

[@tshegofatsojan6762]

Did that hospital ask the social worker to locate the family members, if the family can't be found via calls...😒😔

[@khutsobrian5952]

Dd u not listen they sent SAPS to find the family but they had disappeared and how can u leave sm1 at hospital for 12 months this family is insane