Deputy Speaker, in trying to deal with the problem the hon member has raised, we have come to the conclusion that because of a lack of senior staff, especially in rural areas where senior people didn't go, we have to embark on the appointment of district specialist teams, where we will have a district obstetrician, a district paediatrician, a district family physician, a district advanced midwife, a district primary health care nurse, and a district paediatric nurse. As I am speaking, these people are being appointed, and they will start on 1 April. The role of these teams is to ensure good clinical governance, to provide training and mentorship, and to ensure clinical guidance and clinical protocols are in place and being used. In some areas, people just ignore protocols.
The guidelines have been produced to assist health professionals - doctors, midwives and nurses - in care for women and infants. These include the reports on obstetric haemorrhage, Caesarean section, hypertension in pregnancy and guidelines for maternity care, and they are being used in community health centres and district hospitals in South Africa. We believe that these measures will go a long way in reducing some of the deaths you have spoken about which are, we agree, actually preventable. Thank you. [Applause.]