FS MACAH
FS Macah
This project's ultimate purpose is to establish a freestanding, independent Mother and Child Academic hospital, which will serve the entire maternal, infant and child population of Central South Africa at both tertiary and quaternary levels. This centre of excellence will generate opportunities for specialist and super-specialist training. An excellent research unit with a strong community commitment, which will offer additional research and development opportunities, will be established. The Provincial healthcare service demands, the academic teaching responsibilities and the Provincial political will support the development and construction of a Mother and Child Hospital as part of the Universitas Academic complex. The 250-bed Mother and Child hospital will significantly benefit the community of the Free State, Northern Cape, Lesotho and some adjacent provinces. It will support the Sustainable Development Goals' objectives, and it will further Free State Strategic Transformation Plan (STP) by improving access to healthcare, thereby reducing paediatric mortality and morbidity and improving maternal health. This hospital will be unique, as it will be the first Mother and Child Tertiary Academic Hospital in South Africa. The way in which the model will be conceptualized may serve as a blueprint for other academic hospitals in the country.