CAPE TOWN - The Minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, has said the department is determined to get more healthcare facilities exempted from load shedding.
Phaahla gave an update on Friday on government's interventions to shield hospitals against load shedding.Health officials were also in discussions with the Public Enterprises Department, as well as power utility, Eskom, to buffer the impact of ongoing power cuts. “It also risks our cold chain if there’s any interruption, and some of our backup systems because of frequency are unable to sustain. Then, there’s a risk to many of our consumables, medical pharmaceuticals, medication, and especially vaccines. We know that over and above the COVID vaccines, we carry a lot of other vaccines.”
Phaahla added the power outages also contribute to the reduced lifespan of some critical machinery needed at hospitals. “We have to make sure that in future all facilities which are in planning, now, which have not been implemented, must include within the technical planning this alternative power supply.”
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That will be great. Patients die bcos of load-shedding. There is a need to evaluate the impact of load-shedding to the patients and healthcare workers. Progression of the disease, complications and deaths?
All you need after that is decent working conditions and some doctors.
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