Deputy Speaker, this is a statement from the ANC about primary health services and facilities. The ANC is happy that our communities are using primary health facilities for the first time. They are no longer flocking to hospitals but are using clinics. From April to June, during the first quarter of this financial year, 3 400 000 children below the age of five attended primary health facilities. This brings relief to our hospitals because it relieves them of long queues. It also helps the people because the clinics are the health facilities that are closest to them.
The ANC is closely observing the next quarter, from June to September, because there are projections that the numbers will increase for patients younger than five years and those who are above five. We are very happy about this, because for the first time our people are using the available facilities, making our administration more competent as a result. [Applause.]