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Loadshedding is causing a crisis for medicine storage at Gauteng’s public clinics as diesel for generators sometimes runs out, and some old fridges break down after multiple power outages.

Staff are stressed because they have to move medicines to working fridges; otherwise, they will spoil.

While the focus has been on the dire effects of load-shedding at hospitals, hundreds of provincial and local government clinics are battling as generators can only provide partial power, so some services suffer.

It is essential that critical clinic services like immunisation for children continue, particularly with the current measles outbreak.

Fridge replacements should be a priority, along with sufficient diesel supplies and working generators at all clinics.

Issued by Jack Bloom MPL - DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC