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Mpumalanga doctor hijacked, robbed and almost raped on her way home

The Mpumalanga doctor was attacked while on her way to the doctor’s residential quarters after her shift at Mapulaneng Hospital.

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The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it is gravely concerned about yet another attack on a healthcare worker at a public hospital in Mpumalanga.

On Tuesday night (15 February) a doctor at the Mapulaneng Hospital in Mpumalanga was attacked while on her way to the doctor’s residential quarters after her shift. 

HIJACKING OF MPUMALANGA DOCTOR RAISES SAFETY CONCERNS

According to SAMA, the doctor was hijacked, robbed at gunpoint, and the perpetrators attempted to rape her. The doctor is, rightly, extremely traumatised by this experience.

This incident follows the killing of a nurse at Tembisa Hospital earlier this month. The nurse was allegedly fatally shot 7 times in the head and neck by her partner who then shot himself. The cop was rushed to ICU and has since been discharged.

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) also asked for gun laws to be reviewed.

“The incident has highlighted the need to reconsider allowing officers of the law to enter facilities with guns, and the need to have gun storage in healthcare facilities by security unless they are escorting a dangerous patient or a convict,” DENOSA said.

READ: Tembisa Hospital shooting: DENOSA calls for gun rules to be relooked

SA Medical Association said it is concerned that doctors working in public sector hospitals are living and working in constant fear and in general feel unsafe within their working environments. 

“SAMA has on many occasions in the past raised concerns regarding the issue of safety at public hospitals. The Association has proposed that stringent security measures be implemented for the protection of healthcare workers and patients in dire need of medical services.

“SAMA is taking the issue of safety and security seriously and urges all stakeholders to collectively acknowledge the extreme level of the problem and to find solutions in the interests of everyone in the country.”

South African Medical Association (SAMA)

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