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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Welcome Mdluli, the President of the Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union(SWADNU) has confirmed that Nkwene clinic has been closed.<\/b><\/p>\n

Insiders told the news on Monday morning that the health facility has been closed amid various challenges that include a leaking roof and the bursting of a pipe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe roofing is leaking and medication was recently destroyed by rains. Government has been struggling to renovate it,\u201dsaid an insider.<\/p>\n

It has been disclosed that apart from the leaking roof, a pipe subsequently burst on Monday making it extremely difficult for the provision of services within the health facility to continue.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true, the facility has been closed due to a burst pipe,\u201dsaid the Nurses Union President.<\/p>\n

Reached for comments,Health Minister Lizzie Nkosi said she was in a meeting and asked this journalist to send a message.<\/p>\n

\u201cIm in a meeting.Please send a message,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Minister later sent a text message to this journalist and promised to check and respond thereafter.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me check what has been done will come back to you,\u201dsaid the Health Minister.<\/p>\n

The health crisis erupted in eSwatini after Mswati\u2019s Government failed to maintain health facilities, provide drugs and further hire health workers permanently.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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