EC Health invests millions after healthcare institutions become crime targets

EAST LONDON – Criminals targeting healthcare facilities and robbing staff will be a thing of the past.

This is according to Eastern Cape Health MEC Ntandokazi Capa.

This is after the provincial government installed and upgraded digital security systems in the province’s most targeted health facilities.

The upgrades have started to roll out at crime hotspots in the Nelson Mandela Bay area.

Capa says crime rates in the province are out of control, especially in the area. There have been 119 robberies since April last year.

A most recent was the attack of two nurses at the Shauderville clinic at tea time while sitting in their car.

Capa says the department has set aside R11 million to launch these cameras at health facilities in the metro