The District Directors, Ms Nkosazana Sixam and Ms Nomeko Kiza, reported to the Committee that, in Engcobo, there were 22 clinics and two Community Health Centres. Seven of these were mud structures registered under the Department of Health. The Manzana Clinic had two full time nurses and four contract nurses instead of the ten that is required. There were only two ambulances that were stationed at the All Saints Hospital and the emergency response time was between two and three hours.