Question NW2344 to the Minister of Health
18 November 2021 - NW2344
Chirwa, Ms NN to ask the Minister of Health
What total number of clinics situated in townships in (a) Gauteng and (b) the Eastern Cape offer (i) occupational therapy and (ii) speech therapy for children with speech challenges?
Reply:
a) Gauteng
(i) Occupational Therapy services
There are seventy-nine (79) clinics that are situated in the townships in Gauteng that offer occupational therapy onsite and forty-four (44) on outreach basis
(ii) Speech Therapy services for children with speech challenges
There are seventy-nine (79) clinics that are situated in the townships in Gauteng province that offer speech therapy onsite and forty-four (44) on outreach basis for children with speech challenges.
b) Eastern Cape
(i) Occupational Therapy
There are fifty-one (51) clinics that offer occupational therapy on outreach basis that are situated in the townships in Eastern Cape Province.
(ii) Speech Therapy
There are seventy-nine (79) clinics that are situated in the townships in Eastern Cape province that offer speech therapy on outreach basis for children with speech challenges.
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