Ward-based covid-19 screenings and testing proves to be a success
Members from CoGTA motivated residents to go and test while they also reviewed basic service delivery issues
To encourage behavioural change in local townships, the Ekurhuleni metro, in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), conducted a week-long Covid-19 testing and screening through its Ward-Based War Room.
The Covid-19 testing and screening took place from August 24 to August 28 across Ekurhuleni.
In Boksburg, some of visited areas included Boksburg CBD/Taxi Rank-Commissioner Street, Angelo informal settlement (Football Ground), Ramaphosa and Joe Slovo (Reiger Park).
The Advertiser visited Angelo informal settlement on August 25 when field workers where working from there.
Around noon about 16 people had already tested for Covid-19.
Queen Chauke, one of the people who tested for Covid-19 said she saw the need to go and test so that she may know if she has coronavirus or not.
“On August 9, we buried my sister who died of Covid-19; hence, I had to know if I’m infected or not so that I can take preventative measures before I put my loved ones and friends in danger,” Chauke said.
Members from CoGTA motivated residents to go and test while they also reviewed basic service delivery issues.
Meanwhile, field workers from the Aurum Institute and St Francis Care Centre were also there conducting HIV, TB, blood pressure, STI testing, respectively.
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