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ISOLABANTU AUGUST 2015
Dunoon Community Health facility officially opens
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estern Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo officially opened the Dunoon CHC on Tuesday, August 18.
At the opening, Mbombo said the CHC is currently one of three large Community Healthy Centres situated within the Southern Western substructure of the Metro District Health Services (MDHS). She said the CHC’s modern and fresh design sets a new standard of access to person centred health care. “Its size and design caters for an estimated population on of ninety thousand which takes into consideration the growth in the City’s Northern Corridor,” said Mbombo. The CHC provides access to a comprehensive Primary Health Care (PHP) service package to Dunoon residents and clients staying within a
wide drainage area, from Joe Slovo Park, Sanddrift, Marconi Beam, Parklands, Table View, Albow Gardens and Milnerton. “We have brought the services right at the door step of people. People need to understand this is their asset, if you think to get a school, need to burn the health facility…it never worked…at the end you are the ones who are going suffer. You have to take ownership of the facility,” said Mbombo. Ward councillor Lubabalo Makeleni said the community was so happy that the facility was eventually officially opened as previously people seeking medical attention had to walk long distance to get medical help. “But today we are walking a short distance and the CHC is along a MyCiTi bus route,” said Makeleni. He said the community will ensure that the facility is kept in mint condition. Dunoon Health committee secretary Messie Mpukane Makuwa said residents cant believe that they finally have their own health facility at their door step. “The facility is going to last a lot of centuries for our children’s children, we are very happy,” said Mpukane who is mother of six children. Nikiwe Tshoba, 28, was at the CHC with her daughter to get medication. She said the new CHC was neat and big to accom-
Western Cape Health MEC Nomafrench Mbombo uses a scissors to cut a red ribbon to demonstrate the official opening of Dunoon Community health Centre. On the left is Western Cape Health Department Head Dr Beth Engelbrecht and on the right is Professor Craig Househam, helping Mbombo (centre).
modate lots of patients “The previous clinic was a mess. We are now better off with the new CHC,” said Tshoba. Rennette Olivier, a nurse sister at the clinic, said there was more space for patients and technology is top the range at the CHC. “We are providing holistic quality care to our patients. We spend more time with our patients and we have more staff,” said Olivier.
Livuliwe iziko lempilo eDunoon Zivulwe ngemincili iingcango ze Dunoon Community Health Centre (CHC) kwiveki ephelileyo. Umphathiswa wezempilo ephondweni uNomafrench Mbombo uyivulwe ngokwakhe lekliniki ekhatshwa yimiyiyizelo namakhwelo.
Unobhala we Dunoon Health Committee uMessie Makuwa Mpukane noceba uLubabalo Makeleni be bemi phambi kweklinik entsha kraca.
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vula leklini, uMbombo uthe iCHC yeyona yakhe yankulu kwisiXeko seKapa kywa ikumgangatho ophezulu kakhulu. Uthe iCHC yakhiwe ngohlobo lwalamaxesha kwaye inobugcisa obukwiqondo eliphezulu. “Esi sakhiwo senzelwe
ukuthwala umthamo wabantu abaninzi kuba ezindawo zenu ziyakhula umhla nezolo.Sinothamo wokunceda abantu abaninzi kakhulu” uMbombo utshilo. Lekliniki inika uncedo olubizwa ngokuba yi Primary Health Care (PHP) kubahlali base Dunoon
nabakufuphi apho ukanti nabo baphuma eJoe Slovo Park, Sanddrift, Marconi Beam, Parklands, Table View, Albow Gardens nase Milnerton. “Sizise inkonzo elungileyo ebantwini kwaye sicela abantu bayinakekele endawo. Yikhuseleni lendawo kwabo banomoya wezikhova,” utshilo uMbombo. Uceba walapho uLubabalo Makeleni uthe uluntu luchulumancile kakhulu kukuvulwa kwalekliniki kuba iimfuno zabo zizakuhlangetyezelwa kufuphi emakhaya. “Namhlanje sivula iCHC kwaye lonto ithetha ukuba inkonzo isondeziwe, isonfezwa nangakumbi bubukho buka MyCiTi bus ,” utshilo uMakeleni. Uqinisekisile ukuba uluntu luzakuyikhusela lendawo. Unobhala we Dunoon Health Committee uMessie Mpukane Makuwa uthe bakholelwa kwelokuba ngenene “impilo isondeziwe kubo”. “Lendawo izakuba luncedo kuthi nakwizizukulwana ezizayo ,” utshilo uMpukane ongumama wabantwana abathandathu. UNikiwe Tshoba, 28, obelapho ezise intwazana yakhe uncome lekliniki ngokucoceka nobukhulu. “Ikliniki endala ibibubugxwayiba noko iyasivuyisa le,” uTshoba utshilo. Ongumongikazi apho uRennette Olivier,uthe lekliniki ikumgangatho ophezulu kakhulu. “Inkonzo esiyinekezayo icwengile kuba akukho nto ingekhoyo kwezonyango apha,” uqukumbele ngelitshoyo.
Ikwayala ye Dunoon CHC isitsho ngoncuthu lwengoma ngethuba kuvulwa ikliniki.
IINGONGOMA ZENDABA
Indoda ibanjwe Nentsango
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mapolisa ebepatrola eDunoon ngomhla ka 15 August afumene intsango ekumlinganiselo ozi 2.283 kg ifihlwe kwindlu eseKhwezi Street. UConstable Tania Scott nomlingane wakhe bafumene intsango eseplastikini. Kubanjwe indoda eneminyaka elingamashumi amane amapolisa abulele uluntu ngokubaluma indlebe. Oku kubonisa indlela amapolisa asusa iziyobisi ezitalatweni xa esebenza noluntu.