TimesLive reports that officials have shut down the Klipspruit West Clinic after staff faced backlash over the arrest of a man who had vandalised property at the clinic.
The City of Johannesburg’s MMC for Health and Social Development‚ Dr Mpho Phalatse, said the staff were threatened by "a few individuals who were disgruntled about the arrest of their brother‚ who had vandalised property at the clinic". Phalatse said services would resume once the safety of staff and patients could be guaranteed, but added that “healthcare was a human right and no one should deny the community that right regardless of their grievances."
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