It will take years for the Western Cape’s health services to function the way they did before COVID-19. The province’s two largest hospitals, Groote Schuur and Tygerberg, have an estimated backlog of over 7,000 surgeries.
But health authorities say there are already plans in place to minimise this and to ease the burden of non-COVID health conditions.
The province’s health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo is urging those with TB and HIV to return to clinics and hospitals for medication and treatment.
The same with those who have diabetes and cancer. Mbombo says some hospitals now have extended surgery hours while they’re looking at also having operations on Saturdays to help clear the backlog.
Complaints of long queues at health centres are also being addressed.Mbombo is also appealing to people to take their children to be immunised.
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Source: eNCA
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