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Daily News reports that the rampant attacks on paramedics in the private and public sector have prompted the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health to ask for government intervention, Dr Sifiso Mtshali, the Health HOD, said on Monday.
Trade union Nehawu has been pressurising the department for speedy intervention to safeguard its members, claiming that the department “was not doing enough” to protect paramedics. Nehawu also felt the department was moving at a “snail’s pace”. Mtshali said attacks on paramedics were a concern that could not to be dealt with by the department alone. “This is a societal issue. Part of our strategy is to involve all the societal structures, including the police,” he indicated. “We have told the unions that we understand the situation and are working on finding a solution,” he stated on Monday.
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