Marina�s self-referral ban yields results

According to the hospital’s chief communications and public relations officer Donnell Kutlapye, the hospital has seen a decline in maternity patients. This turnaround was observed since the Ministry of Health and Wellness took a decision that all first-time expectant women and mothers of up to four successful pregnancies deliver their babies at clinics with maternity wards. 

“From the baseline of 576 deliveries at PMH when the exercise started in August, the hospital now delivers about 422 pregnant women a month.  This has resulted to zero floor beds in most of maternity wing units.  During the same era, the Greater Gaborone DHMT clinics currently deliver 271 women a month compared to the baseline number of 171,” he said.