Power outage causes two deaths at Chereponi District Hospital

A prolonged power outage at Chereponi District Hospital has caused the deaths of two patients and significantly hampered healthcare services.

The hospital has been without electricity for nearly two weeks, bringing operations to a near halt.

 Healthcare professionals at the hospital have raised their urgent worries to Channel One News, urging authorities to handle the situation urgently.

They underlined the outage's serious impact on their capacity to provide adequate care.

One said, “The light has caused a lot of problems in our lives. Just three days ago, we lost two people due to the power outage and there is some CS too, they are supposed to be done but because of the light issue, they can’t carry on those things. ”

“So we appeal to the government that they should do something about it. And we, the health workers too, don’t feel comfortable here because how to charge our phones is very difficult and our food and everything has been stored. So we appealed to the government to do something about it.”

The power outage has also impacted the surrounding community, with women struggling to grind corn for sustenance. They, too, are joining the health workers in pressing for the immediate return of power.

Source : Lead News Online