{"id":21112,"date":"2013-07-13T17:45:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/cdc-implementing-agency-for-new-tb-hospital\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T17:45:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T15:45:02","slug":"cdc-implementing-agency-for-new-tb-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cdc-implementing-agency-for-new-tb-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC implementing agency for new TB hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A farflung rural area is set to benefit from a major R302-million infrastructure injection, as the Eastern Cape Department of Health broke ground on the site of a new tuberculosis (TB) hospital facility yesterday.<\/p>\n

Khotsong TB Hospital in Matatiele will benefit from both an upgrade and a brand new hospital as part of the Department of Health\u2019s three year infrastructure programme to deal with deficient facilities across the province. The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is the implementing agent for the project, which will see a new hospital facility being built on the existing hospital site in Matatiele.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project involves demolition of some of the existing structures to make way for the new facility and part of the project includes converting the paediatric wards to administration offices to allow the demolition works to commence,\u201d said Eastern Cape Health MEC, Sicelo Gqobana.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ward conversion will enable the hospital administration functions to continue while the construction works are under way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new facility is made up of a 120-bed hospital with general TB and multiple drug resistant (MDR) TB wards.<\/p>\n

The CDC said its work with the Department of Health was delivering critical services and facilities to vulnerable people throughout the province, particularly in the rural areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs implementing agent we are at the forefront of delivery for the department and this is in line with our vision to be a catalyst for socio-economic development in the province, thus benefiting the communities through: access to health care, the creation of job opportunities, ensuring training and development take place as well together with the SMME support and development that comes through our infrastructure development programmes,\u201d said Ayanda Vilakazi, CDC head of marketing and communications.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aim for 35% small business participation on contracts and try to employ as many local people as possible in the areas in which we have projects. Moreover we are committed to delivering projects on time and within budget so that the communities can start benefiting from the quality health facilities they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vilakazi said the construction is estimated to take about three years to complete and has been split into two phases.<\/p>\n

Phase one will see the rehabilitation and conversion of existing structures (paediatric ward, administration block and ablution rooms), the erection of new security fencing and construction of new security control.<\/p>\n

Phase two will see the construction of the news hospital including demolition works on condemned existing structures.\u00a0 The two phases are expected to create 350 jobs.<\/p>\n

The CDC is currently working on planning and execution of construction and upgrade projects throughout the Eastern Cape at 14 hospitals, providing maintenance for four provincial clusters, construction of modular housing and managing six nursing college revamps. Some projects are in the planning phase and others are well underway in construction phase.<\/p>\n

The ground-breaking comes as part of the Department of Health\u2019s province-wide move to revitalize the health sector. \u201cThe quality of the services we give to our people should restore their dignity,\u201d said Gqobana.<\/p>\n

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Eastern Cape Health MEC Sicelo Gqobana (left) and representatives from the hospital and contractors before breaking ground on the site of the new Khotsong TB Hospital in Matatiele.<\/p>\n

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