Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning
Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning
Final Adopted IDP - KZN Development Planning
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access to primary health care services on a 24 hour basis while others have an on call<br />
system after hours. As part of the rollout programme of ARVs in the District, all of the<br />
clinics attached to the Nkonjeni District Hospital are able to provide ARVs to patients.<br />
The Ceza District Hospital and the St Francis Psychiatric Hospital also form part of the<br />
rollout programme of ARVs. In total there are 162 community health workers<br />
functioning under the control of the Provincial Department of Health within the Ulundi<br />
municipal area. One of the challenges facing these health workers is finding<br />
accommodation within the ambit of the health facilities at which they are stationed;<br />
where accommodation is available at the facility priority is given to scarce skills health<br />
care professionals; others have been able to find houses and flats that they are able to<br />
share with fellow health workers.<br />
There are two primary health care clinics that are currently under construction – the<br />
KwaHemlana Clinic where construction commenced on 16 January 2012 and is expected<br />
to be completed by 16 January 2013; and the Nhlopheni Clinic where construction<br />
commenced on 13 January 2012 and is expected to be completed by 13 January 2013. In<br />
terms of the Infrastructure <strong>Development</strong> Programme that extends over the period from<br />
the 2011 / 2012 financial year to the 2014 / 2015 financial year, the following primary<br />
health care facilities are scheduled to be constructed:<br />
Financial Year Name of Clinic to be Constructed<br />
2011 / 2012 Nhlopheni<br />
KwaHemlana<br />
2012 / 2013 Mashona<br />
2013 / 2014 Mabedlana (Replacement)<br />
Babanango town<br />
2014 / 2015 Nhlazatshe<br />
In terms of access to a regular water supply, it is noted that only 10% of the primary<br />
health clinics referred to above have a continuous water supply, 75% secure their water<br />
supply from boreholes while the remaining 15% are supplied by water tankers provided<br />
by the Zululand District Municipality on a regular basis.<br />
Emergency Services<br />
Emergency medical and rescue services are located at three sites within the Ulundi<br />
municipal area – Ulundi Unit A, Ceza and eMakhosini, each of which is equipped with an<br />
ambulance. The ambulances from the Nkonjeni Hospital, when available, assist the<br />
rescue services located within the town of Ulundi.<br />
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