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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The hospital shut its doors for three weeks following a community protest that turned violent leading to the assault of staff and patients.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health will now work with police in Mpumalanga to prevent community protests from interfering with operations at the Temba Hospital.<\/p>\n

The facility opened its doors this week after it closed down for three weeks.The hospital shut its doors following a community protest that turned violent leading to the assault of staff and patients.<\/p>\n

The Health Department has condemned the violence that led to the disruption of operations at the facility.<\/p>\n

The hospital was out of commission for three weeks after medical practitioners were advised by their unions to down tools until the matter was resolved.<\/p>\n

The department said while communities had the right to protest, it couldn\u2019t put the lives of patients and staff in danger.<\/p>\n

It has commended police in the region for their swift response in attending to the matter, saying the police stand ready to attend to any disruptions at the hospital.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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