The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has once again exceeded the Mandela Day Surgical Marathon target buy reaching a milestone of 742 operations performed as of 17:25 on Thursday,18 July 2024.

The GDoH had aimed to do 700 procedures across various public hospitals in honour of Nelson Mandela. The facilities which have performed the highest number of procedures include Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic
Hospital (CHBAH) with 100, Kalafong Hospital with 59, Mamelodi Hospital with 54 and Steve Biko Academic Hospital with 50.

The department in 2023 exceeded its target when it reached over 720 surgeries performed on Mandela Day. Surgeries were performed in various areas of specialties such as general surgeries, maxillofacial, adenotonsillectomy, cataracts, plastics, mastectomy, arthroplasty and orthopaedic amongst others.

The surgical marathon is part of the GDoH’s
ongoing efforts to provide accelerated access to
essential surgical care and improve the lives of
patients.

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