Gogo’s song after TLC treatment soars on Facebook
MBABANE – Gogo Lomasontfo Vilakati from Makhungutja under Ntondozi Inkhundla has taken social media by storm, with her beautiful rendition of a song titled ‘Anginanto Esandleni’viewed nearly three million times on The Luke Commission’s Facebook pages.
The video has received 97 000 reactions as well as over 4 400 comments, and has been shared over 2 200 times between two TLC’s Facebook pages, The Luke Commission and TLC Loves Eswatini.
The elderly shared the song after receiving sight-restoring eye surgery as part of TLC’s Comprehensive and Restorative Eye Services (CARES) programme which is now entering its tenth year.
The initiative has already seen over 3 270 eye surgeries being completed with the long-serving programme boasting First World post-operative complication rates of less than 0.12 per cent.
ACHIEVEMENT
This achievement reflects TLC’s commitment to delivering high quality and effective healthcare.
The song is not only an expression of joy but is also a soul-stirring reminder of hope and faith, delivered through the elderly woman’s harmonious voice.
Hundreds of users on Facebook were deeply moved by the rendition of the hymn.
“Wow!!! Granny...stay blessed. Aging gracefully,” wrote one social media user.
Other users shared how grateful they were to TLC
for creating such a lovely atmosphere at the Miracle Campus to bring hope to the hopeless and to heal the sick from inner soul to the outer body.
³The Luke Commission has blessed so many that would have never afforded the service they got,” read one comment.
The elderly woman’s rendition of the age-old hymn grabbed international attention, including the likes of South Africa’s multi-award-winning *ospel act Ayanda 1tan]i.
Some )acebook users suggested that South Africa’s *ospel group -oyous Celebration should collaborate with her on an adaptation of this beloved hymn.
³, just can’t stop listening to this testimony hymn by this living angel on earth,” one post read. ³,ndeed, Christ you are the solid ground we stand on all other ground is sinking sand. ,’m revived,” read one of the comments.
ENJOYING
After the cataracts had been removed on both eyes, 9ilakati said, ³TLC really loves people. :e are all treated so well. , would love to thank everyone for the love , have been getting everywhere , go. , was enjoying the environment , was in, and , felt the +oly Spirit lead me to sing this song, because , am someone that loves singing, especially when it’s within a group setting.”
Multiple times each year, world-class specialists integrate with TLC’s team in Eswatini to conduct high-volume eye surgical and other specialty care sessions.
The programmes leverage a digital technology platform piloted by TLC to connect specialty care to patients who need it most.
Procedures include cataract removals, cornea
transplants, surgery to correct crossed eyes (emasoli), and other sight-restoring and sight-saving surgeries.
The surgeries are provided at no cost to the patient, supported with dedicated funding for portions of the programme.
³:e are so grateful to *od, who brings sight to the blind using the dedication of a highly motivated team,” said Echo 9ander:al, the Managing Executive Director of TLC.
She mentioned that in a moment, one watched years of pain and suffering deleted from a person’s future.
³,t brings our 9,Ps very important patients and us boundless joy. Lives are forever changed for the better in a span of just a few days,” she mentioned.
TLC is a faith-based organisation which was founded with the purpose of serving the most isolated and underserved people of Eswatini with free comprehensive, compassionate healthcare.
CHALLENGED
The hospital has been the last hope for emaSwati, following the drugs shortage crisis, which has, over the years challenged the country.
The hospital, which provides healthcare at no cost to patients and reimburses those using public transport, last year revealed that it had over 7 outpatient visits and projected these to increase to 7 4 0 this year.
TLC has also developed an industry-leading digital health solution, which serves as the backbone for efficient and accountable patient, personnel and supply chain management.
The system, called Luvelo, also undergirds TLC’s compassionate, patient-centred approach to health services with a team of over 700 staff. The vision for TLC is µto end the isolation of underserved communities to Tuality, compassionate healthcare’.
,n partnership with the Ministry of +ealth, TLC played a huge role when it served as part of a national C29,D- response and screened over 0 000 patients for C29,D- since March 0 0. TLC’s operations hub is the fixed-site Miracle Campus, which has grown from one building in 0 to buildings today.
The Miracle Campus provides outpatient care, inpatient care, critical ,C8 care, specialised surgical care and emergency care.
OPERATING
2pened in March 0 0, TLC’s Specialty Care and Surgical Centre serves patients with a full pharmacy, medical laboratory, three operating rooms, an emergency casualty unit, a vision screening station, and ;-ray and ultrasound rooms.
The TLC inpatient facility includes a men’s ward, a women’s ward, and private isolation rooms. 2riginally designed to serve T% patients, these rooms played a role in o serving C29,Dpatients.
,f you would love to share the joy of Gogo Lomasontfo, follow TLC on )acebook TLC Loves Eswatini siSwati page or The Luke Commission English page .
)or those who need eye surgery, or for any other Tuestion, they can call TLC’s hotline on
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