a) The waiting list of wheelchairs in each province is as follows:
Province |
Wheelchair waiting list |
Eastern Cape |
5140 |
Free State |
0 |
Gauteng |
181 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
166 |
Limpopo |
789 |
Mpumalanga |
67 |
North-West |
244 |
Northern Cape |
166 |
Western Cape |
0 |
b) Steps taken to address the waiting list.
According to the Provincial Departments of Health –
c) We are informed by the provinces that the backlog will be reduced by the end of July 2023.
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