It said TB patients‚ babies‚ children were all kept in one area. “It is a worrying situation”‚ said Mahlalela‚ adding that the situation was bad and demanded urgent intervention.
The clinic is a simple conversion of a house into a clinic to assist the community. The clinic’s manager‚ Khulekani Myeni‚ said the clinic was not an ideal one‚ the consultation rooms were small as space was a challenge‚ and that nurses had to share when they saw patients‚ mixing males and females at times.
Myeni added that clinic was not maintained and as a result toilets were blocked. He told the committee that‚ at times‚ the clinic ran out of water and there was no backup plan in place. “You have a problem in the clinic and you cannot afford to have bigger problems,” said Mahlalela.
The committee said the clinic was a disaster and that it was unacceptable that people could be provided health services under appalling conditions. The MEC told the committee that a decision was taken to close the clinic as there was a better functioning clinic nearby.