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) Confusion reigns after reopening
Du Noon Clinic open LEON STEENKAMP ANDRE BAKKES
There still seems to be some confusion as to where residents of Du Noon must go for medical treatment after the closure and reopening of the local clinic. Although local officials indicate that the situation regarding the Du Noon clinic is back to normal after its closure two weeks ago, residents still queue at Albow Gardens Clinic. Tempers flared in the informal settlement over the last couple of weeks after the local clinic was closed. The closure follows intimidation tactics by the local health committee. Made up of local residents, the committee and some other residents have been protesting against the dismal state of the clinic. The fainting of a nurse at the clinic in January this year, illustrated the lack of sufficient ventilation in a building where patients, many suffering from tuberculosis, are forced to queue for medical attention. With the clinic closing, the city put steps into place to allow Du Noon residents to visit the clinics in Table View and Albow Gardens, Rugby. The influx of additional patients at Albow Gardens Clinic has made it even busier than usual, while taking its toll on awaiting patients. TygerBurger went to the clinic in Rugby yesterday morning where several Du Noon patients were still waiting for help. One of these people, the wheelchair bound 88-year-old Nelson Joya, had to pay someone to bring him to the clinic. According to him he waited several hours before eventually being helped.
Nelson Joya
Photos: Andre Bakkes
The Albow Gardens clinic (above) is almost always busy, but some Du Noon residents continue to go there despite their local clinic reopening recently. TygerBurger spoke to five other waiting patients from Du Noon who were all apparently unaware that the Du Noon Clinic has reopened. “We have been waiting since 06:00 this morning to be helped,” said a woman sitting in the waiting room teeming with people. Transport from Du Noon was apparently organised for some, while others had to make use of taxis. One nurse who wished to remain
anonymous said they have been particularly busy during the closure of the Du Noon Clinic but she insisted that they were never unduly swamped and coped fairly well. According to a local ward councillor and chairperson of the city’s health portfolio committee, Cynthia Clayton, everything is however back to normal following recent public meetings. “The Du Noon Clinic has been
opened again and due to the small size of the clinic we have also made available a warehouse that will treat patients with illnesses like TB and HIV/Aids. “Mother and child medical services will still be offered at Table View Clinic. So we are separating the sick from the healthy,” she explained. She added that the city has also provided transport for these patients to Table View.
Clayton was adamant that there was no need for Du Noon residents to travel to Albow Gardens. The Western Cape department of health will start construction on a new R76 million clinic in Racing Park, Killarney Gardens in September. This clinic is set to open at the end of next year. Clayton said the Du Noon residents will elect a new health committee tomorrow evening.
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