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Health infrastructure in the East Cape is failing

PUBLIC healthcare in Nelson Mandela Bay is facing an unprecedented collapse, with widespread allegations of preventable deaths, desperate communities being left in the lurch by under-resourced clinics and an exodus of highly skilled specialists.

18 Oct '11
Clinics Residents close M’well clinic

MOTHERWELL residents have closed down an understaffed municipal clinic after health officials failed to deliver on promises made two years ago.

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18 Oct '11
Clinics Hospitals swamped as clinics flounder

Massive staff shortages

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18 Oct '11
Clinics Bay clinics in deep crisis

COMMUNITY clinics in Nelson Mandela Bay are failing the people they serve due to a lack of staff and equipment, poor facilities and under qualified staff who regularly misdiagnose patients. The city’s 50 clinics are on average 50% understaffed and have just five full-time doctors to aid the 300-odd nursing staff.

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