Question NW2913 to the Minister of Health
05 November 2018 - NW2913
Mkhaliphi, Ms HO to ask the Minister of Health
(1) Are patients of Noodgesig Clinic in Johannesburg, Gauteng, currently being (a) placed and (b) examined at the local SA Police Service station; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) why are patients being attended to at a police station and (ii) on what date did the patients start to be examined at the police station; (2) Will a permanent facility be found and used as a clinic instead of the police station?
Reply:
(1) (i) (a)-(b) No patients at Noordgesig Clinic are examined at the local south African Police Service Station.
(ii) The patients were temporarily seen at a satellite clinic which was at the fron portion of the Police Station and at the Community Centre. this was during the construction of the Clinic. The construction started in July 2015 and the clinic started operating from the new brick and mortar building in March 2018.
(2) The current building is a permanent brick and mortar structure.
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