Question NW1754 to the Minister of Health
12 June 2023 - NW1754
Komane, Ms RN to ask the Minister of Health
With reference to his reply to question 1089 on 11 April 2023, (a) on what date (i) did the satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg, in North West start operating and (ii) was it replaced by a mobile clinic and (b) what (i) is the structure currently being used for, as there was money used to build the structure and (ii) are the reasons for the security company contracted to guard the unused premises?
Reply:
(a) (i) The satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg, in North West started operating in 2002.
(ii) The satellite clinic in Ward 29 Makolokwe, Rustenburg was replaced by a mobile clinic since 2005. Currently, the mobile clinic station is at the community hall.
(b) (i) This structure, built by Bophuthatswana Government, was used as a storage area for some of the Sub-district equipment, while awaiting equipment disposal. The equipment was removed by 1 April 2023. The building is currently not in use. The sub-district management is still to decide what the building will be used for going forward.
(ii) During the time that the equipment was stored at the building, security personnel were posted at the facility to secure the equipment. Since the equipment has been moved out of the building (1 April 2023), the security personnel have been posted to another health facility that urgently required additional security staff.
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