(1)(a) No new offices were opened at public healthcare facilities to register birth since 2015/16 financial year.
(1)(b) The table below depicts the distribution of connected health facilities prior to the last three financial years. Annexure A attached provides the list of the location of each health public facility where birth is registered.
Table 1: Location of connected health facilities
Province |
Health Facilities with Maternity Wards |
Connected Health Facilities |
Outstanding Health Facilities |
Eastern Cape |
116 |
55 |
61 |
Free State |
51 |
32 |
19 |
Gauteng |
125 |
70 |
55 |
KwaZulu Natal |
103 |
52 |
51 |
Limpopo |
84 |
47 |
37 |
Mpumalanga |
75 |
31 |
44 |
Northern Cape |
50 |
28 |
22 |
North West |
106 |
35 |
71 |
Western Cape |
128 |
41 |
87 |
Grand total |
838 |
391 |
447 |
2. Yes, there are challenges and they include:
Cost required for connecting one health facility service point:
Requirement |
Cost |
Human Resource- Level 5 Hospital Clerk (annual) |
R 152 862.00 |
Signage- Inside and outside directional signage |
R 2 013.00 |
Proline desktop CPU and monitor (DHA Specs) |
R 13 912.59 |
Oki printer |
R 7 629.31 |
Brother Multifunctional (MFC) printer |
R 8 186.88 |
Cogent CSD330 -Online Verification scanner |
R 7 001.50 |
Furniture - desk |
R 4 400.00 |
Steel lockable cabinet |
R 2 750.00 |
High back Chair |
R 2 200.00 |
Client seating ( Terminal seating unit) |
R 5 000.00 |
Portable air-conditioning unit |
R 6 000.00 |
Birth & death Registration poster with clip on frame |
R 1 320.00 |
ADSL connectivity - Line installation |
R 620.00 |
- DSL installation |
R 792.00 |
- annual subscription |
R 3 619.44 |
Total Cost |
R 218 306.73 |