More soldiers deployed to hospitals
Lusanda Bill
25 August 2010
The public service strike has entered its eighth day today.
Striking workers are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase and a R1000 housing allowance.
The South African National Defence Force has increased support to hospitals countrywide, by having over 1,700 soldiers working in state hospitals in the fast few weeks.
The South African Military Health Service will assist in 42 hospitals.
Spokesperson of the South African Military Siphiwe Dlamini said “Depending on the request for help, a medical team may consist of doctors, nurses and emergency health care practitioners. The South African Military Health Service is also deploying personnel to assist with the cleaning of the hospitals."
Provinces that are most affected by the strike so far are Gauteng, North West, KwaZulu –Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Free State.
25 August 2010
The public service strike has entered its eighth day today.
Striking workers are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase and a R1000 housing allowance.
The South African National Defence Force has increased support to hospitals countrywide, by having over 1,700 soldiers working in state hospitals in the fast few weeks.
The South African Military Health Service will assist in 42 hospitals.
Spokesperson of the South African Military Siphiwe Dlamini said “Depending on the request for help, a medical team may consist of doctors, nurses and emergency health care practitioners. The South African Military Health Service is also deploying personnel to assist with the cleaning of the hospitals."
Provinces that are most affected by the strike so far are Gauteng, North West, KwaZulu –Natal, Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Free State.
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