Covid-19: Joburg clinics to remain operational throughout the lockdown period

With clinics operating in the City during the Covid-19 lockdown, City of Joburg MMC for Health and Social Development Eunice Mgcina has offered the following guidelines for patients who intend to visit the City’s clinics.

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These guidelines are intended to minimise the number of people visiting clinics during the lockdown:

• Patients who are stable and on chronic medicines will be issued with a two-month supply at a time.
• All other planned vaccinations for children and adults will continue. Where changes are made, patients will be informed timeously.

As part of the City’s efforts to decongest clinics, the department has taken the following steps:

• Increased medication pick-up points across the regions, working closely with its partners.
• Medication can be collected at the Sharp-left containers placed on clinic grounds.
• All clinics will continue to operate normal hours between 7am and 6pm.
• Limited operating hours on Saturdays.

“Working with national and provincial departments of health, the City of Johannesburg’s health department will continue to communicate changes to the clinic operations to better manage the envisaged disruptions to the normal and standard operating procedures,” said Mgcina.

It should also be noted that, due to the prevailing circumstances, there are shortages in certain medicines and efforts are being made to source stock and normalise operations. The City will communicate regularly with its patients and communities to minimise panic and advise on alternatives.

Mgcina concluded, “We again appeal to our residents to cooperate and work with us during this period in order to guarantee the health and safety of all. Let us please wash our hands for 20 seconds, maintain social distance and avoid crowds at all times.”

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