Health minister Joe Phaahla says his department will have to pay close to R190m to fix health infrastructure that was damaged in the KwaZulu-Natal floods.
Phaahla told this to journalists in parliament on Thursday as part of a report-back on government efforts in the province.
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a state of disaster in response to the floods, which left 435 people dead and 54 missing, with damage to property amounting to billions of rand.“In the health sector, 66 facilities have been affected, resulting in mainly roof leaks and flooding into clinics and hospitals,” Phaahla said.
He said 24 facilities were damaged in eThekwini, including health centres, hospitals and clinics. Fifteen facilities were affected in the Ugu district, nine in Umgungundlovu and eight in iLembe district. He said the cost of the repairs is estimated to be just under R190m, although there is still work being done to see how accurate this figure is.
“But this is what has been arrived at between our national health and the provincial health infrastructure teams.” Phaahla said his department continues to dispatch healthcare services to displaced communities where many people have been placed in shelters.
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