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(Warning Graphic Content) – Bedsore patient very ill

The “Slaughterhouse” (Middelburg Provincial Hospital) has another victim.

Mr Johannes Masango’s family discovered a massive bedsore on his buttocks.

He was admitted to the hospital on 11 July because he could not walk. His sister, Francina, said this morning that a scan, which was done at the Witbank Hospital on Monday, revealed that he has a growth on his spinal cord, which might be cancerous.

She mentioned that the doctors could not operate on him, due to the bedsore and a lung infection. He must go back to the hospital on 19 September. They hope by that time the infection and the bedsore will be better.

According to Francina the staff’s attitude has changed drastically after an article in the Middelburg Observer newspaper and “that her brother also smells better”. The bedsore had a bad smell when they discovered it last week.

• The matter was brought to the attention of the CEO of the Middelburg Hospital, Mr Pat Mazibuko, as well as the Health Department.

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Mr Mazibuko immediately assigned a nursing manager to the case, who met with the family. The office of the HOD, Mpumalanga Department of Health sent an e-mail stating “that the matter has been referred for immediate attention.”

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Daleen Naude

Daleen Naudé is the news editor of the Middelburg Observer, Observer Daller and the Observer Express. In 2024, she was named FCJ Journalist of the Year for the second time, and has won numerous other accolades during her illustrious 36-year career. As an industry leader in investigative reporting, Daleen has uncovered various hidden truths in her time at the Observer.
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