BOLOBEDU: Moruji community displeased with clinic
"The infrastructure is something that we have been struggling with for a while, but we are currently working on getting it fixed..."
The community of Moruji, located in the north of Bolobedu, have been lodging complains about the conditions of the infrastructure and quality of the service they get from their local clinic.
It was brought to the attention of the MOPANI HERALD that the Moruji Clinic is not the safest of facilities for patients to be receiving medical assistance from.
The clinic is said to be rather small for the number of people who make use of it on a daily basis, the infrastructure lets in water when it rains which causes the outside toilet area to be drenched in water and unable to use, and also that the number of staff employed at the clinic is not enough to cater to each individual in a cheerful manner that the patients expect to get from the nurses and assistant nurses there.
The HERALD spoke to the Health Departmental spokesperson, Neil Shikwambane, about the conditions of the clinic on Thursday, where he stated that the infrastructure is something that the Department was aware of and was making plans to get it fixed.
“The infrastructure is something that we have been struggling with for a while, but we are currently working on getting it fixed.
“We are trying to avoid having to close down the clinic because it will cause patients to walk a long distance to get assisted at the hospital, so for now the structure is only serving the community temporarily,” said Shikwambane.
With regard to the level of service being given to the community members, Shikwambane indicated that there will be more staff members employed at the clinic with due time.
“At the moment there are professional nurses and they serve as generals whereas enrolled nurses will be hired in full length as soon as we have an indication of how finances are in the upcoming financial year,” exclaimed Shikwambane.
The HERALD will continue making contact with the community of Moruji and the Department of Health in order to find out if and when implementations of the improvement of infrastructure and services delivered to the community will take place.
