- PO Box 256, Port St Johns, 5120
- 082 507 2283
- ebonygaya@gmail.com
Monitoring site
Port St Johns Advice Office was established in 1992 by a group of local women who were concerned about the massive retrenchments of mineworkers who could not access their unemployment benefits. Over the years they offered human rights education and in May 2004 registered as a Non-Profit Organisation to promote a culture of human rights as enshrined in the Bill of Rights and to provide free para- legal services to the disadvantaged groups.
It also offers: HIV/AIDS and Gender Response; Local Economic Development – assisting women & youth to identify business opportunities and helping them to establish it and Advocate and lobby for improved service delivery.
1 October 2016 - 30 November 2016
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SASSA Service Office - Citizen
SASSA Service Office: Port St Johns
Key Challenges Identified
- SASSA officials not wearing nametags
- Public awareness & implementation of Regulation 11
- Understanding documentation required for grant applications
1 June 2015 - 31 July 2015
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Health - Citizen
Port St. Johns CHC
Key Challenges Identified
- Improved Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
- Monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by the SAHRC. The EMS Improvement Plan includes:
- 2 ambulances based at PSJ CHC - 1 for maternal & 1 for general services
- Drop off & pick up centre for patients referred to Isilimela hospital
- Shortage of nurses
- Equipment:
- X-ray machine dysfunctional &
- Shortage of blood pressure equipment
1 June 2014 - 31 July 2014
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Health - Citizen
Port St. Johns CHC
Key Challenges Identified
- Capacitation of the Health Centre Committee
- Demanding improved EMS
Follow Up on 7 October 2015
The priority was capacity building of the Clinic Committee – understanding roles and responsibilities – to campaign for the provision of EMS as per regulation. Poor EMS services are a provincial wide problem. A population on 6.56 million serviced by 416 ambulances – impact most keenly felt by women & children in rural areas.
The Clinic Committee wrote a letter to the OR Tambo District Manager listing their health concerns, including poor EMS. No response received.
PSJ AO is part of the ECHCAC and was active in the hearings held by the SAHRC.