North West wants armed guards at Klerksdorp clinics
"North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha has advised head of security in the department of health to position armed guards at Grace Mokhomo Clinic in Kanana Location near Orkney while looking for a permanent solution to protect health professionals. The decision follows an unannounced visit to the clinic by MEC Sambatha to assess level of healthcare service delivery," department spokesman Tebogo Lekgethwane said.
"We live in fear. Day and night gangs are terrorising us. They fight wherever and come here for assistance and expect us to leave everything and everyone or else…," one nurse told Sambatha. Sambatha said the situation was not conducive and that the safety of healthcare workers was a priority, hence the need to do a security assessment.
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