Seven initiates have died, causing the government and traditional leaders to launch an emergency crisis intervention.
Health MEC Dr Phumza Dyantyi has sent two chief directors to meet with doctors and hospital CEOs in the OR Tambo municipal district to see if general practitioners can be contracted to assist in monitoring initiates.
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Alarm at 7 initiate deaths, 18 in hospital
Health MEC Dr Phumza Dyantyi has sent two chief directors to meet with doctors and hospital CEOs in the OR Tambo municipal district to see if general practitioners can be contracted to assist in monitoring initiates.
For the full story get a copy of the Dispatch or subscribe to our e-Edition for the complete newspaper with jobs, classifieds, crosswords, TV schedules and back editions
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