Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital
# Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is a maternity hospital in Coronationville, Johannesburg, South Africa. Prior to 2008, it was known as the Coronation Hospital.

## History

The hospital was opened in October 1944 in the suburb of $Coronationville.^{:132}$ It was a hospital established for people classified as Coloured and $Indian.^{:132}$ It would serve those local communities of Newclare, Noordgesig and $Coronationville.^{:132}$ Until 1955, it would also take black patients from Primville, Orlando and $Sophiatown.^{:132}$

In 1995, all obstetrics and gynaecology departments were moved from the J.G. Strijdom Hospital to this $hospital.^{:132}$ On 29 September 2008, Coronation Hospital was renamed the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital by the Gauteng Provincial Minister of Health, Brian Hlongwa. Rahima Moosa was an anti-apartheid activist and took part in the 1956 Women's March, protesting passes for non-white women.

