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Mobile clinic heads to Malabar

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Dear Editor

The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the Eastern Cape Department of Health’s commitment to ensure that a mobile clinic is available to the people of Malabar twice a week, following the community’s outcry over insufficient facilities at the Malabar Clinic.

The commitment was made after a stakeholder engagement session on Tuesday, 5 April 2022. The session was attended by myself, DA Ward 10 councillor Lenny Moodley, the Department of Health District Manager, Ms De Vos, and Deputy District Manager, Ms Koll, and members of the community.

The concerns of the community were noted. These concerns include challenges faced by residents who are elderly and cannot afford to take a taxi to travel to other facilities, and who cannot walk to the Helenvale Clinic due to safety concerns.

The area has also been growing in population size, with the residents of two informal settlements on the outskirts, also making use of the clinic.

The Department has committed to make a mobile clinic available twice a week. The Department has also committed to ensure that the Malabar Clinic, which is currently only operational once a week on a Friday, remains open until 16:00.

These commitments do not solve the need for a full-time clinic in the area, but will go some way in assisting a community that does not have access to any other type of healthcare.

The DA will closely monitor the implementation of these commitments by the Department of Health.

However, we will continue to pursue the establishment of a full-time clinic to meet the needs of our residents and are reviewing the mechanisms that will compel the Department to share its resources more equitably with the people of Malabar.

Regards

Yusuf Cassim, MPL
PE Northern Areas Constituency Leader

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