ARV doorstep refill gets mixed reactions
Mpho Mokwape | Tuesday May 21, 2019 17:10
The announcement that Nkoyaphiri clinic will be the first one to embark on the project before it is rolled out at other clinics has raised issues of privacy and stigmatisation among other concerns.
Though the initiative called ‘community medication refill’ is reportedly well thought out and is meant to reduce congestion, but many are not excited about the project citing the patient’s privacy not being protected.
Following the announcement through government media, this publication notes some reactions from members of the public posted on the Mmegi Facebook page:
Keene Seobamo: Re le banni ba Nkoyaphiri re tla di itatella please... A ko le iketleng Pele..(sic)
El Moffato: Nnyaa the banna ao, poor initiative. Privacy e kae?(sic)
Tau Sepharitsa Setshawano: Ba nyatsa batho, e le gore privacy ya batho yone ba reng ka yone ???(sic)
Lesedi Kgasudi: it's for only those who consented. client o itlhophela gore o ka di tseela kae kwa a phuthulogileng teng. le itsa batho go thusiwa lenaneo le le siame thata le somarelela batswana nako. batho ba rona ga ba na nako ya matlho a batho ba amogetse seemo.(sic)
Wedu Cindy El Boima: koore le bata gore tlontlolola akere what if le fihlela ke dule, ke fiwa neighbour.(sic)
Lebo Odo Sekaname: I think consulative meetings should be done at the department of CDC if PLWHIV think it is a good initiative then the government should proceed. ke bone baitsing se se ka ba berekelang.(sic)
Adelaide Oathotse: Good move
Gaone Chise-tlhankane: What about comfidentiality.?? Once i see a delivery at my neighbours i will know that someone is swallowing. And what happened to patients owning resposibility to own care???(sic)
Gladys Ricky Kenaope: Heee ko tswapong o ta utwa hela motho a re goooo bomma koloi ya dipilisi tsa AIDS e Eme ga bommasemangmang, ebile ba diehile ga se gore ba meja bothe ja jarata.. DIKGAOLO !!!!(sic)
Neo Mothusi: go ithaba ka thipa mpeng. Ijoo. manpower o tla bo o tswa kae? Transport?(sic)