Health
Whether Western Cape community clinics in Mitchells Plain, Khayelitsha and Nyanga are being considered for closure; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the proposed closures and (b) how will the proposed closures benefit the communities?
There are no community clinics under Western Cape Government Health and Wellness that are intended for closure so far. We are absorbing 9 joint facilities where the provision of personal clinical PHC services by the City of Cape Town (CoCT) functions alongside the provision of comprehensive health services by the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. Both the Department and the CoCT acknowledge their combined intent to transfer 9 facilities, known as the 9 Joint Facilities, where there is joint provision of health services by both the Department of Health and the City of Cape Town. Amongst these facilities identified are Heideveld Clinic (Heideveld), Nolungile Clinic (Khayelitsha), and Nyanga Clinic (Nyanga)
