Times Of Swaziland: GOVT HOSPITALS FAILING TO DELIVER SERVICES WE NEED

GOVT HOSPITALS FAILING TO DELIVER SERVICES WE NEED
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The Editor on 23/09/2021 08:08:00


Sir,
Last year people told me it was too early to judge or assess government.
According to them judging and assessing government’s tenure was unfair since
much could still happen in its remaining lifespan. But this year nobody can say
it is out of place to assess government on what it has done or failed to do.
Assessment is continuous so it is always important to look at the present while
waiting for the future, making an update when the time comes, based on fresh or
new developments.
Faired
Yes by the end of the year, government would be three years in office. The
question therefore is; how has the current government faired? How have the
actions and inactions of those in government impacted on the citizens? Has the
vision of government been realised? Have the expectations of the people been
met? For me this administration has not only failed to manage the expectations
of a populace that expected  viable hospitals, a sound education institution, a
friendly police service, a stable economy, but has failed to deliver on mundane
matters when it had means to do so.
Verdict
In a simple verdict, this government has not done well. Its failure to provide
basic healthcare is a clear verdict that it has not done well and it’s a
disappointment. Our hospitals are failing to deliver the service we need.
EmaSwati embark on medical tourism because there is an outrageously calamitous
situation in the health sector; the hospitals are just not working. Then there
is of course the economy; where does one begin? The state of despondency in the
country summarises the feelings of emaSwati who have experienced very tough
times. Today the cost of living has shot up the roof. The standard of living has
nose-dived to an all time low as people barely try to survive, cannot even
afford the staple food that was common and taken for granted in the past.
Disappointed
The majority of people are disappointed. At times like these, they remember the
skewed appointments into government positions that favour a section of the
country. They see obvious marginalisation of the people. They see arrogance of
those in power and those who think they own Eswatini. They see an incapable
government which is battling to make Eswatini a better place to live. They see
all this and wonder how a tiny clique of the nation is riding roughshod on them,
doing what they please. They see all this. Today emaSwati are worse off.