Question NW3098 to the Minister of Health

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23 September 2015 - NW3098

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Jooste, Ms K to ask the Minister of Health

(a) How many GeneXpert instruments have been rolled out across the country and (b) where are the specified instruments situated?

Reply:

a)  A total of 309 Xpert instruments of varying sizes (GX4: 110; GX16:190; GX48: 3; GX80:8) have been placed in 221 sites. The placement includes seven Correctional Service facilities and six mobile vans.

b)  The Table 1 below reflects the details in this regard

Province and District

GX4

GX16

Infinity GX48

Infinity GX80

Total

Eastern Cape

15

27

 

2

44

Alfred Nzo

 

4

   

4

Amathole

3

6

 

1

10

Cacadu

3

1

   

4

Chris Hani

3

5

   

8

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro

 

2

 

1

3

O.R Tambo

3

4

   

7

O.R. Tambo

 

3

   

3

Ukhahlamba

3

2

   

5

Free State

8

10

 

1

19

Fezile Dabi

 

2

   

2

Lejweleputswa

6

1

   

7

Motheo

2

   

1

3

Thabo Mofutsanyane

 

6

   

6

Groenpunt Correctional Facility

 

1

   

1

Gauteng

12

28

 

2

42

City of Johannesburg

5

8

 

1

14

City of Tshwane

3

8

   

11

Ekurhuleni

2

3

 

1

6

Sedibeng

 

3

   

3

West Rand

 

6

   

6

Westrand

2

     

2

Kwazulu-Natal

34

49

1

1

85

Amajuba

1

2

   

3

eThekwini

9

13

 

1

23

iLembe

2

4

   

6

Sisonke

4

3

   

7

Ugu

 

4

   

4

uMgungundlovu

1

6

   

7

Umkhanyakude

4

4

   

8

Umzinyathi

 

4

   

4

Uthukela

3

3

   

6

Uthungulu

8

2

1

 

11

Zululand

2

4

   

6

Limpopo

15

25

   

40

Capricorn

1

7

   

8

Greater Sekhukhune

1

5

   

6

Mopani

3

4

   

7

Sekhukhune

2

     

2

Vhembe

2

5

   

7

Waterberg

6

4

   

10

Mpumalanga

4

14

 

1

19

Ehlanzeni

2

6

 

1

9

Gert Sibande

2

3

   

5

Nkangala

 

5

   

5

North West

6

16

   

22

Bojanala Platinum

3

4

   

7

Dr Kenneth Kaunda (Southern)

2

5

   

7

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati (Bophirima)

1

3

   

4

Ngaka Modiri Molema (Central)

 

4

   

4

Northern Cape

 

3

   

3

Frances Baard

 

2

   

2

John Taolo Gaetsewe (Kgalagadi)

 

1

   

1

Nothern Cape

2

3

   

5

Namakwa

2

     

2

Pixley ka Seme

 

1

   

1

Siyanda

 

2

   

2

Western Cape

16

13

 

1

30

Cape Winelands

 

4

   

4

City of Cape Town

11

5

 

1

17

Eden

3

3

   

6

Karoo

 

1

   

1

West Coast

2

     

2

Grand Total

112

188

1

8

309

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