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PSC welcomes Mpumalanga health interventions

“These interventions are

encouraging and it shows
that the inter-governmental
cooperation and public

participation processes such as
the Citizens’ Forums do work

and we intend to continue with
them in the interest of service
delivery that is responsive and

accountable to the people,”
Fikeni said.

Fikeni also commended the provincial government
and the local municipality for the cooperation that en-
sured the success of the forum.

The Citizens’ Forum is an integral part of the work of
the Commission to interface with communities, listen
to their grievances and mobilise state departments to
Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson - intervene on issues raised.
Professor Somadoda Fikeni
The Department of Health was on site and offered
Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson, Pro- services such as COVID-19 vaccination, eye testing
fessor Somadoda Fikeni, has commended the in- and other relevant health services.
terventions by Mpumalanga Health Department to
Other interventions included areas relating to agricul-
deploy 19 more ambulances in the province in the
tural resources, reliable supply of water and address-
beginning of the new financial year.
ing issues of substance abuse.
Director of Primary Health Care in Nkangala District, Resident from Sehoko, Prudence Sefike welcomed
Dr Cheryl Nelson made the announcement during the commitment to deploy the mobile clinics to ser-
PSC’s Citizens’ Forum held in Nokaneng Stadium in vice remote areas of the municipality.
March 2023.
“We have had the service before and it was discon-
Nelson informed the community of Dr JS Moroka Mu- tinued, and as a result many people, especially the
nicipality that of the 19 ambulances, nine will be dis- elderly suffered. So the announcement to bring mo-
patched to the municipality in April 2023. bile clinics will bring much needed relief,” Sefike said.

She also announced that, in the next financial year, The traditional leadership of the area also commend-
the department has a priority list to fill in vacancies in ed government’s efforts to address the socio-eco-
order to be able to respond effectively to the health nomic conditions of the people of the area.
needs of the region. The interventions follow com-
plaints from residents of Dr JS Moroka Municipality. – SAnews.gov.za

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