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Patients face a long wait to be seen at the Motherwell NU8 Clinic
Patients face a long wait to be seen at the Motherwell NU8 ClinicPicture: FREDLIN ADRIAAN

EFF protests outside Motherwell clinic over 'staff shortages and patients being turned away'

Demonstrators claim vulnerable residents wait hours without getting medication

Protesters from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) gathered outside the Motherwell NU8 Clinic on Thursday, demanding urgent intervention from the Eastern Cape department of health over severe understaffing and persistent service delivery failures. Patients have reportedly faced extensive delays, with many allegedly turned away daily without receiving necessary medical attention or monthly medication.

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