Public and private sector should respond as one team – Mkhize

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The health minister added that at some point government might need extra beds from the private sector.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has called for coordination and constant communication between the public and private sector in dealing with issues during the coronavirus crisis.“It is important for us that we approach the outbreak the same way. Any lapse from any of us is going to be a flaw in the entire outbreak response. It doesn’t matter whether you are public or private, we have to do the same thing and have to do it properly.

“All private hospitals must adhere to standard operating procedures and follow the clinical guidelines given by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases . Everyone is obliged to follow those protocols, particularly as it relates to the infection control and prevention of the spread of Covid-19,” Mkhize said.

“We are going to handle this issue together as a common problem, irrespective of whether it is in public or private hospitals. A large number of people on Covid-19 treatment are in the private sector and their treatment is going to be managed in a similar understanding, that government is managing one outbreak.”

“There is a space for collaboration at the provincial level and there are certain decisions that are taken at a national level, like the conditions in which the private sector is going to be utilised and the prices associated with that so that there is no unevenness as we deal with the use of those private beds,” said Mkhize.

 

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One that is publicly owned acting in concert with a profit driven enterprise Minister?

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