Nominations for local clinic committees close on January 31
Nomination forms are available at clinics and once completed, can be submitted there as well.
Residents interested in joining their local clinic committee have until 16:30 on January 31 to submit their nomination forms.
The Department of Health is currently rolling out the clinic committee registrations across its 370 public healthcare facilities in Gauteng.
The committees are nominated and elected by the community every three years, and the MEC for health calls for nominations, invites nominees to participate in the elections and vets them for fitness to serve.
On January 14, Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko called for nominations of people to serve on clinic committees for the 2024–2027 period.
The role of the committees is to ensure there is community representation within clinics across the province.
Clinic committees comprise five members from the community responsible for watching over six key areas of a clinic: cleanliness, security, long queues, infection control, availability of medicine and oversight of the building.
The committee elects a chairperson, deputy chair, secretary, deputy secretary and treasurer from within its ranks.
The establishment of the committees follows the National Health Act of 2003 that states that all public facilities should have community representation.
Tshwane MMC for health, Rina Marx, said they are ideal for advocating on the community’s behalf.
“Clinic committees are ideally placed to advocate for community needs as far as healthcare is concerned. Do make use of this opportunity to place your nominations,” Marx said.
Nomination forms are available at clinics and once completed, can be submitted there as well.
Successful nominees will serve on the clinic committees on a volunteer basis (no stipend) for three years, where they will have to attend monthly meetings to discuss the mentioned areas.
Successful nominees must meet the following criteria;
– be older than 18 and a South African citizen
– have at least a matric
– has not been certified by a court of law as being of unsound mind
– has not been convicted of a crime without an option of a fine, unless they have received a pardon or a period of 10 years has lapsed since the release from prison and they are certified as fully rehabilitated by the Department of Correctional Services
– must reside in the community serviced by the clinic and have sound knowledge, understanding and involvement in community work and have knowledge of the health sector
– must have skills and/or experience in community development and leadership.
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