07 Feb 2016

Motokwe clinic, Khekhenye and Tsetseng health posts are not in either Kgalagadi or Kweneng staff houses building lists.

The Assistant Minister of Health, Dr Alfred Madigele, said this when answering a parliamentary question on Wednesday.

He highlighted that at the time of planning for the construction of staff houses in 2008, the clinic and the two health posts had enough houses and Kweneng West DHT did not prioritise those areas.

He said the staff houses that were under ESP were were planned for in NDP 10 and the three facilities had not been allocated any staff houses.

Dr Madigele noted that it was not an omission because during the last planning these staff houses were not a priority basing on the previous staffing criteria.

He also stated that at the time of planning, the three facilities had adequate houses as the health posts were staffed by one nurse, while clinics were staffed by 4-5 nurses.

Dr Madigele said as such, Motokwe clinic had four houses, Khekheye and Tsetseng health posts had one house each.

The assistant minister was answering a question from the MP for Takatokwane, Mr Ngaka Ngaka who wanted to know if the minister was aware that Motokwe, Khekheye and Tsetseng health posts are not in either Kgalagadi or Kweneng district staff houses building lists.

MP Ngaka also wanted the minister to state the number of houses allocated to the three health posts and also whether the omission was not a sign that the three health posts should be serviced by Kweneng and not Kgalagadi as it was the case. Ends