Lack of equipment undermines Coronavirus fight

Medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation to fight the coronavirus PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Medical supplies from Jack Ma Foundation to fight the coronavirus PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Asituational report findings shows that Serowe/Palapye and Okavango isolation centres are not fully functional because they do not have adequate equipment. Due to the state of affairs, the facilities cannot admit coronavirus patients, the report says.

The internal report dated March 19, 2020 also reflects that Isolation Centres and Case Management Designated Areas for Serowe old IHS has 25 beds, four nurses and a doctor but functionally it is not ready together with the Okavango one located in Gumare (eye clinic),

For instance, it has one nurse but no medical doctor, has shortage of ambulances, is not equipped, there is no water supply and a bathroom is yet to be built. Okavango is nearer Mohembo border with Namibia and Palapye is near Martin’s Drift border.

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