The Status of Clinic Committees in Primary Level - Health Systems ...

Figure 3:
Problems with water supply
100
Problems reported with water supply
% of clinics with interrupted water supply
80
60
40
20
0
EC
FS
GP
KZN
LP
MP
NC
NW
WC
YES
NO
Twenty-seven percent of respondents reported having experienced interruptions with their water supply, at
their facility in the last month in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces; 23% in the North West Province
reported similar problems with their water supply while in KwaZulu-Natal this figure was reported at 25%.
When compared to information in the 2003 Facilities Survey (Reagon et al. 2003), it would appear that in some
instances the proportion of facilities experiencing problems with water supply has increased: In 2003, 8%
(compared to 27%) of facilities in the Eastern Cape had reported interruptions to their water supply in the month
prior to the survey, and 21% (compared to a reported 25%) in KwaZulu-Natal. In some cases, the situation has
improved significantly; in 2003, 50% of facilities in Mpumalanga reported having experienced interruptions to
their water supply in the past month while in this study 27% of facilities reported experiencing such problems.
Figure 4:
Electricity supply in clinics
100
Reliable electricity supply
80
Percentage
60
40
20
0
YES
NO
EC FS GP KZN LP MP NC NW WC Total
89 99 100 100 99 98 100 98 100 97
11 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 3
In terms of whether the facilities had electricity, nationally, 97% of facilities reported having access to electricity.
In Gauteng, the Northern Cape and the Western Cape, 100% of facilities reported having access to electricity.
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