The recent violence and looting in KZN and Gauteng have forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at blood banks and disrupted the vaccine rollout.
Expressing concern over the gender disparities in accessing healthcare, Kubheka and Kabala said: “Women and young girls suffer [doubly] during unrest because of hindered access to reproductive health services caused by the impact of turmoil on transportation, availability and access to health services.”
“As a result of the business centres which have been closed within the province, we are unable to continue operations as normal, and we anticipate the prolonged closures will have a negative impact on our ability to collect, test and dispatch blood efficiently, resulting in pressure across our business and eventually affecting recipients of blood and blood products.”“The winter months and school holiday periods are typically challenging for us in terms of collections.
“The lockdown has socioeconomic implications and the vaccination programme is critical for achieving population immunity and economic recovery. Delays in vaccination will render more people prone to severe Covid-19 disease, putting additional strain on the health system.”
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