a) In terms of the current database the total number of drug rehabilitation centres in the country is 297. It is very important to indicate that the database of registered drug rehabilitation centres is updated on an ongoing basis. The update is based on the number of registered centres in terms of the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act, No.70 of 2008.
b) (i)The number of treatment and rehabilitation centres that offer services for free is 169.
(ii)The number of patients each centre accommodate depends on the centre’s bed capacity (see annexure A).