#PODCAST SAMA say the ongoing municipal workers strike in eThekwini is now affecting patient care #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Health workers' unions in KwaZulu-Natal say the ongoing municipal workers strike in the eThekwini Municipality is affecting patient care. In light of this, the South Africa Medical Association (SAMA) is calling for an immediate solution to the eThekwini Municipality strike as critically ill patients could risk dying due to inaccessible health-care facilities. With the strike in its second week, several primary health-care facilities had to be closed in the city, leaving patients without aid for days. SAMA Chairperson, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa says in the instance of the three-day power outage at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban, there is a major concern for disease...