JOHANNESBURG – The Gauteng Health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa on Sunday unveiled a paediatric surgical outpatient and parental sleepover facility at Soweto’s Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

With her ANC colleagues locked in discussions at the crucial ANC elective conference, Ramokgopa took the opportunity to open the new unit for children in the province.

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The facility will help provide integrated support for the families of young patients with surgical conditions.

The MEC expressed her pleasure at the unveiling of the project, which was done in collaborated with GlaxoSmithKline and Surgeons for Little Lives.

The facility will be fully operational in a few days’ time.

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