The mobile clinic will transport patients or deliver medication in rural communities in the province.
Mkhize said although the current focus was at Covid-19, the project would strengthen South Africa’s healthcare system.
“While we are concerned about Covid-19, there are other diseases out there that we must not neglect. The overall health of our people is important,” he added. He said the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority was already working on the fast-tracking of the agents that would be used to combat the virus.Mkhize said the health department had reached a landmark number of testing in both public and private labs.
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