Govt, mining industry to build academic hospital in N West - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

The North West Department of Health held a consultative session with stakeholders in Phokeng, near Rustenburg, on Friday.Thousands of job seekers flock to Rustenburg, with hope of getting employment in the platinum mines. Most end up living in informal settlements, where there are no services.

Due to the rising population in the mining areas and a shortages of resources, health institutions in the province are reportedly struggling to treat all patients. And as a result, most are transferred to neighbouring Gauteng. Dr Lucas Mokgethi of the Rustenburg Health Forum says it is only through partnerships that better healthcare can be accessed by all.

“Whatever we are looking at and envisaging to attain in the future is to make sure that nobody gets turned back from any level of health care; and we think as the MEC stated, we want to establish the first

Long overdue

And capacitate hospital with what?

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