MEC and mayor visit New Year babies
Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego and the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali took off their time to visit babies on the New Year’s Day at the Witbank Hospital.
Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego and the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali took off their time to visit babies on the New Year’s Day at the Witbank Hospital.
Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego appreciates one of the babies born at the Witbank Hospital on New Year’s Day.
Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego and the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali looking at Amogeleng Nyalunga while his mother Martha looks on. The baby boy was born on New Year’s Day at the Witbank Hospital.
Mashego and the mayor also presented gifts to the new born babies. The first baby, a boy was born at 12:45 and all in all five babies were born at the hospital, three girls and two boys. The babies’ mothers were presented with baby clothes.
Mashego said that he had come to wish the mothers and their babies well and good health as well as to show them love. He also added to say that they want to improve on the hygiene standards of the hospitals and clinics. He also emphasised that as the department of health they were working towards curbing the mortality rate by recruiting more specialists to strengthen and support primary health care in the province.
Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego and the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali presenting baby Chante` Hills with her present.
Baby Kehlogomelo Sekele’s mother receiving a present from Mpumalanga MEC for Health Mr Gillion Mashego and the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali during their visit on New Year’s Day at the Witbank Hospital.
A mother receiving a present from the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali on behalf of her child on New Year’s Day at the Witbank Hospital.
“I will also like to thank the health professionals for their commitment and dedication showing that theirs is a calling. Even though there are some challenges we will continue to work hard to overcome them. Also thanks to all the support staff at the hospitals and clinics for their hard work, you are all doing an excellent job.”
Executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali also a nurse by profession encouraged the mothers to take good care of the babies, to love and support their babies.
Other children in the hospitals were also presented with toys.
Mashego and the executive mayor were accompanied by municipal manager Mr Theo van Vuuren and Cllr Derrick Skosana.
Pride Mathabatha receiving his present from the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali.
A young boy Katlego Tau having a chat with the executive mayor of eMalahleni Cllr Lindiwe Ntshalintshali during her visit at the Witbank Hospital on New Year’s Day.
