Denosa warns Easter traffic accidents could put strain on rural health services

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JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa has warned that due to a shortage of health professionals in rural areas, services may be strained should there be a high volume of

motor vehicle accidents.

“A lot of people, if they have a problem in those areas, are going to be taken to clinics nearby and that’s where we have a dire shortage of nurses,” said Denosa president Simon Hlungwani.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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Do healthcare professionals shun the rural areas for the sake of it, or do they prefer to work in better resourced hospitals and clinics? Has DENOSAORG questioned the allocation of resources to rural hospitals and clinics before?

This take on rural healthcare facilities by DENOSAORG seems one-sided, unless is doing partial reporting. What does DENOSAORG say about the shortage of equipment and the dire condition of the buildings housing hospitals and clinics in the rural areas?

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