…. Unveils Five new hospitals
BY DELISA THWALA
LOBAMBA – His Majesty King Mswati III has said emaSwati deserves quality health.
He said this during his delivery of speech from the throne, during the official opening of the fifth session of the 11th Parliament at Lobamba currently ongoing.
His Majesty revealed that, In an effort to bring health facilities closer to the people, he was presenting five new clinics that have been built by the Government recently and are operational.
These clinics are Nkomanzi, Hlane, Magwanyana, Tikhuba and Sidvokodvo at Luve.
“However, time has come for the Government to expand the services provided at our clinics so that they cater for more diverse needs of the populace. Government should ensure that our hospitals and clinics are provided with the required medication, particularly HIV prevention drugs, which should always be made easily accessible,” he said.
His Excellency further urged communities to jealously protect the new structures because they are directly affected if they are destroyed.
“We remain concerned by the continuous increase of new infections. We encourage all those who find themselves in a challenging situation after being exposed to HIV to use PREP that can prevent one from being infected.” said His Majesty.
The King further noted that HIV remains the country’s collective responsibility.
“Asicondzane ngco! Ne AIDS, singayesabi. At the same time, as emaSwati, we need to confront one of the drivers of the AIDS pandemic: gender-based violence,” he said.
