Mandela Day surgical marathon target exceeded

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.