TikTok nurses from Namibia being investigated for dancing at a clinic

Two trainee nurses from Namibia are in trouble because they made a video of themselves dancing in a health clinic and posted it on TikTok.

The two people said they were happy and having fun because they helped a person have a baby safely, according to the local news.

The privately owned Welwitchia Health Training Centre said the dancing was “unacceptable behavior” and called them in front of a panel to address it.

The biggest student group in Namibia wants a just and equal opportunity to be heard.

Charmaine Keandra and Smart Muranda are wearing their nursing uniforms and dancing in front of a bed that doesn’t have a patient.

The Namibian newspaper said that the video was made two weeks ago at the health center.

The person who was sick went to a special room where they had surgery. The surgery was successful and the baby was healthy. The mother was also healthy and doing well. “Later, since we were feeling joyful, we chose to create a TikTok video,” a student informed the newspaper.

The student who put up the video, which lots of people talked about and shared, has now taken it down.

The Welwitchia health centre wrote a letter saying that the two trainees did not follow the rules for students and made the institution look bad.

The Student Union of Namibia (Sun) has accused the health institution of being unfair. They say that in the past, nurses were seen dancing the Jerusalem challenge on different platforms, but none of them were fired.

Benhard Kavau, the president of Sun, said to the BBC that a nurse who feels happy is more likely to be effective at their job, regardless of the university’s rules.

He said the two students should only be told and taught when to record videos, instead of being kicked out.

MrKavau said the group is prepared to take legal action if our request is not taken seriously.

The students had a meeting with the disciplinary committee on Friday, as informed by the union leader.

The institution did not reply right away when the BBC asked for a comment.