"Medics Must Consult Patients," Clients Demand

Monday, August 09, 2010

FRANCISTOWN: The clock shows 18:05. A reasonably long queue is what confronts us as we get into this clinic. We wait for a few minutes before one of the nurses attends to us.

The checking of vital signs begins. My friend is ordered to place the thermometer under his armpit. A sphygmomanometer or BP machine as it is commonly referred to is also placed on his hand.

Readings are recorded on the medical card. Nothing is being said. We are ordered to go and join another queue that is going into the consultation room. My friend proposes that we go in together as he is now weak.

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"Medics Must Consult Patients," Clients Demand

FRANCISTOWN: The clock shows 18:05. A reasonably long queue is what confronts us as we get into this clinic. We wait for a few minutes before one of the nurses attends to us.