07 Jul 2022

The Greater Francistown District Health Management Team has relocated maternity services from Itekeng Clinic in Area W to Donga Clinic in Donga in order to serve customers efficiently.

“We wanted to take maternity services closer to the people who can access them easily.

Donga Clinic will also relieve  Nyangabgwe Referral Hospital, which caters for the whole northern region in maternity services,” Francistown DHMT head, Dr Keorapetse Moalefhe said during a briefing to update the media on the latest developments on Wednesday July 6.

 He said all maternity services, especially pre-natal, would now be offered at Donga Clinic instead of Area W Clinic on a 24-hour basis including weekends and holidays.  

Area W Clinic will, however, remain a 24-hour facility for general conditions.

Dr Moalefhe explained that the decision to relocate all maternity services to Donga Clinic was prompted by the fact that the new clinic was spacious and strategically located to serve everyone from all corners of the city.

He also stated that the bedding capacity at Donga Clinic was enough to accommodate many expectant mothers for delivery.

Speaking at the same event, Principal nursing officer, Ms Portia Ngadla told journalists that the clinic was a 22-bed facility  while Area W had 14 beds.  

Ms Ngadla also explained that Donga Clinic now had 13 midwives, adding that since the relocation, the clinic made a breakthrough of 28 admissions and 24 deliveries.

Meanwhile, the Head of Department; Technical Services at Greater Francistown District Health Management Team, Mr Sechele Thebe commended the cordial working relationship between the Ministry of Health and the media.

He explained that the media played a critical role in disseminating health information to the general public and that it remained a significant stakeholder in the health sector. Ends