South Africa: 125-Year-Old Eastern Cape Hospital in Desperate Need of Renovations

South Africa: 125-Year-Old Eastern Cape Hospital in Desperate Need of Renovations

Protesters march to Greenville Hospital near Bizana to complain about conditions

Community wants 125-year-old hospital shut down

By Anita Dangazele Bizana residents want their 125-year-old hospital closed because it’s falling apart and doesn’t have enough doctors and nurses. The health department promises to fix the problems but the community wants action now. People in Bizana, Eastern Cape, say their hospital is so old and broken it needs to be closed down. The Greenville Hospital was built by missionaries in 1900. Now, 125 years later, its walls are cracking, the paint…