Nelson Mandela Bay’s emergency medical services (EMS) workers are so traumatised by being targeted by criminals that they will no longer enter hotspot areas without a police escort.
Nelson Mandela Bay’s emergency services are in poor health, with nine ambulances out of action, a hotline not operational during load-shedding and employees coming under frequent attack.
The Eastern Cape health department’s interim court interdict against trade unions seemingly had little effect because several clinics where workers went on an unprotected strike last week were still not fully operational yesterday.