Question NW1256 to the Minister of Health
07 July 2020 - NW1256
Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health
What processes did his department put in place in order to provide assistance to the clinics in terms of local screening and testing within each area in the City of Ekurhuleni?
Reply:
Ekurhuleni Health District has employed fifty-two (52) Tracer Teams and one thousand and ninety-eight (1098) Community Health Care Workers. These teams are under the leadership of the District Health Management Offices of Ekurhuleni Health District. These teams assist the clinics to conduct screening and testing in the hotspots areas such as malls, informal settlements and hostels on a daily basis throughout the whole of the City of Ekurhuleni.
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