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3 days ago
- Health
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KwaZulu-Natal to launch its first dedicated XDR-TB facility to combat drug-resistant tuberculosis
KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer, with brown pants in the centre, during the oversight visit to inspect the progress at the XDR-TB facility under construction inside the King Dinuzulu Hospital in Durban on Thursday. Image: Willem Phungula KwaZulu-Natal will have its first dedicated extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis facility (XDR-TB). This was revealed by Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer during his inspection of the construction site of the facility inside King Dinuzulu Hospital on Thursday morning. The MEC said the R154 million facility will be the first one dedicated to the disease, which is among the top killer diseases in the country. Meyer said the construction of the facility will free up a lot of space in the hospital, which it had to use to accommodate TB patients since it did not have a dedicated facility for them. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ 'I am happy that the province will have a dedicated XDR-TB facility, which will cater to more patients from all over. This is a fulfillment of my responsibility as the Public Works MEC to ensure that the public gets quality health care in our province by providing necessary facilities in our hospitals,' said the MEC. The facility is a referral for all hospitals in the province, and once completed, it will have all the necessary equipment to ensure quality treatment for TB patients. The hospital's Acting CEO, Tumelo Mabesa, said there was a great demand for the facility since the hospital is the only one in the province that can treat XDR-TB. He said that because of the growing number of XDR patients, he was forced to use the pharmacy space and other facilities to treat these patients.
IOL News
04-05-2025
- Politics
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KwaZulu-Natal government to blacklist contractors failing to meet project deadlines
KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC, Martin Meyer, has warned contractors doing shoddy work for the government that they will be black-listed. Speaking at the handing over of a newly refurbished building at RK Khan hospital on Friday, the MEC expressed his disappointment that the R58 million refurbishment would have been long completed if the first contractor had finished the work, warning that the provincial government has taken a decision to black list all contractors that would abandon projects or fail to finish work on time and in budget. He said under his leadership as the new political head of the department he will make sure that contractors finish the work or face black-listing. He also warned those that fail to finish with the budget allocated that there will be no additional funds and there will be consequences for failing to finish on time with the budget that was allocated. 'Gone are the days where contractors would pull out from the projects and come back to do another work for this government. This is a new Public Works and Infrastructure and things have changed. All contractors must finish work or face black-listing. I need them to finish the projects on and in budget,' said Mayer.
