Mbabane Government Hospital Explained

Mbabane Government HospitalMbabane Government Hospital
Coordinates:-26.3317°N 31.1436°W
Location:Television Road, Mbabane[1]
Country:Eswatini
Type:General
Beds:500

Mbabane Government Hospital is the national hospital in Mbabane, Eswatini with 500 beds. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma worked at this hospital at a paediatric nurse in the 1980s.[2] In 2007, the Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Njabulo Mabuza, banned the media from entering the hospital.[3]

In September 2018 as the government had not paid suppliers the hospital ran out of food for patients.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mbabane Government Hospital. Med Pages. September 20, 2020.
  2. Book: Turok. Karina. Orford. Margie. Life and soul: portraits of women who move South Africa. 21 March 2012. 10 February 2006. Juta and Company Ltd. 978-1-77013-043-2. 27.
  3. Book: So this is democracy?: report on media freedom in Southern Africa. 21 March 2012. 2007. Media Institute of Southern Africa. 978-99916-62-15-2. 93.
  4. News: Swaziland: No Food for Hospital Patients As Broke Swaziland Government Leaves Supplier Bills Unpaid . 25 November 2018 . All Africa . 27 September 2018.