Question NW1021 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
07 May 2018 - NW1021
Nolutshungu, Ms N to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(a) What number of institutions of higher learning have a healthcare facility and (b) for each of the specified institutions, (i) what is the name of the institution, (ii) what services are offered, (iii) what is the cost of the service and (iv) what number of employees is providing the service in each profession?
Reply:
a) All 26 universities have healthcare facilities.
(b)(i)-(ii) There are 73 healthcare facilities across the 26 institutions. Their names and services offered are as follows:
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(b)(ii) Services offered |
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1. North West University |
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2. Nelson Mandela University |
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3. Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
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4. Walter Sisulu University |
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5. University of Venda |
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6. University of the Witwatersrand |
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7. University of Cape Town |
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8. University of the Free State |
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9. University of Limpopo |
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10. Sefako Makgatho University |
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11. Vaal University of Technology |
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12. University of KwaZulu-Natal |
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13. Mangosuthu University of Technology |
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14. Central University of Technology |
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15. University of Pretoria |
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16. University of Forthare |
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17. University of Zululand: |
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18. University of the Western Cape |
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19. University of Johannesburg |
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20. University of South Africa |
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21. Tshwane University of Technology |
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22. University of Fort Hare |
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23. Stellenbosch University |
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24. Durban University of Technology |
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25. University of Mpumalanga |
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26. Sol Plaatje University |
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The University of Mpumalanga is one of two new universities where the construction of its Campus Clinic was completed at the end of 2017 and the facility is not yet operational. The University has an arrangement with the Mpumalanga Department of Health which provides mobile clinic services at the Mbombela Campus once a month and a contract with ER24 for the provision of emergency medical services at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses. In January 2018, the University appointed a Student Counsellor who provides counselling services to students at the Mbombela and Siyabuswa Campuses.
(iii) The cost of offering healthcare services at the twenty-five universities is
R 185 878 367.
(iv) The number of employees providing the services in each profession is as follows:
- 34 x Medical Doctors;
- 166 x Nurses;
- 26 x Paramedics;
- 12 x HIV/AIDS Counsellors;
- 16 x Other Counsellors;
- 8 x HIV/AIDS Co-Ordinators/Officers;
- 1 x Physiotherapist;
- 4 x Social Workers;
- 14 x Health Promoters;
- 2 x First Aiders;
- 3 x Medical Assistants;
- 2 x Psychiatrists;
- 20 x Psychologists;
- 3 x Employee Assistance Programme Specialists; and
- 1 x Radiation Protection Officer.