Unpaid health workers staged a night vigil and sit in at the offices of the Free State premier and MEC for health as the province's health system continues to spiral - and the Free State Department of Health remains largely silent, say activists.
As part of the vigil and protest late last week, more than 50 unpaid community health workers convened at the Free State's provincial government headquarters. According to the Treatment Action Campaign's (TAC) Mary-Jane Matsolo, some workers and supporters even slept outside Bloemfontein's Bophelo House braving frigid winter temperatures of just one degree Celsius.
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