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TO NEWS EDITORS/ ASSIGNMENT EDITORS AND JOURNALISTS
After an intervention from Eastern Cape Premier, Hon. Lubabalo Mabuyane and Director-General Mbulelo Sogoni, the Health Department Treasury Departments, the community service nurses whose contracts had lapsed , will be placed at facility level. Initially the department had planned to allocate to various facilities by April 2021
TO: NEWS EDITORS/ JOURNALISTS
DATE: 27 MAY 2020
The Eastern Cape Health Department has been criticised for what some have labelled as poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yes, the Department has had challenges like any other province because this pandemic is new to us all, but at all times our objective has always been to save people's lives.
Our dedicated health workers have really gone above and beyond the call of duty during this challenging time.
The department has reported the fault to the local municipality as the burst pipe is affecting the whole neighborhood, not just EMS station.
As a contingency, the department has relocated the staff and vehicles to Boesmansriviermond fire department station, and the Port Alfred hospital.
The service will remain open and available for the people of Ndlambe Municipality.
Schools and community members in and around the ELundini Sub-District in the Joe Gabi District benefitted as the MEC for Health Ms Sindiswa Gomba donated to the needy during the 2020 back to school programme. The week long programme took place from Monday 20 – Friday 24 January 2020 and was aimed at playing an oversight role as well as inculcating a culture of learning in schools in the province.
Read more: ELundini community benefits as MEC lends a helping hand during back to school programme
