Immune to blackouts: Western Cape rural clinics to get inverters

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The provincial department of health says over the next 12 months it plans to install backup power in every rural primary health centre

24 April 2023 - 20:16

Clinics are considered the backbone of strong health systems due to emphasis in preventive health, but when load-shedding intensified across the country, many became the epicentres of infection as ventilation equipment and the quality of vaccines that need cold storage were compromised. ..

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