Suid-Afrika, insluitend die Drakenstein, ervaar tans \u2019n tekort aan slangbyt-teengif weens die Nasionale Gesondheidslaboratoriumdiens (NHLS) wat vertragings met die vervaardiging van die teengif in die gesig staar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens \u2019n persverklaring deur NHLS, gedateer 7 Desember 2024, is die laboratorium weens opgraderings aan hul geriewe nie daartoe in staat om nuwe teengif te produseer nie. Dit het tot die uitputting van al hul reserwes gelei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie NHLS het \u2019n opknappingsprojek vir SAVP se geriewe begin om produksiedoeltreffendheid te verbeter. Die inisiatief beoog om vorige bekommernisse wat met masjienonderbrekings verband hou, wat meestal veroorsaak is deur verouderde toerusting en onvoldoende infrastruktuur, die hoof te bied,\u201d lui die persverklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens die staatsbeheerde gesondheidslaboratoriumdiens is die opknappings voltooi en kan die produksie van teengif eersdaags voortgaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mich\u00e9le Clarke, die DA se woordvoerder van die portefeuljekomitee van gesondheid asook \u2019n lid van die parlement, het tydens \u2019n virtuele portefeuljekomiteevergadering oor gesondheid op 6 Maart die stem dik gemaak oor die tekort aan teengif. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Paarl Post <\/em><\/span>se WhatsApp-gesprek met haar was die vergadering nie oor die teengif-kwessie nie, maar nadat dit as besprekingspunt deur die NHLS genoem is, het die DA \u201cdie geleentheid gebruik om hulle [die NHLS] ook oor die teengif-tekort te pols\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOns [die DA] is nie tevrede met die antwoorde nie en gaan vra dat die NHLS, die Suid-Afrikaanse entstofprodusente (SAVP) en die departement [van gesondheid] so gou as moontlik terugkom komitee toe om spesifiek oor die tekort verslag te doen,\u201d het Clarke ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDie NHLS moet ook rekenskap gee aan die vermelde tekorte [aan teengif] in hospitale en wat gedoen word om dit die hoof te bied,\u201d lui \u2019n persverklaring wat deur Clarke uitgereik is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luidens di\u00e9 persverklaring is die tekort nie uitsluitlik weens opgraderings nie, maar ook beurtkrag, wat \u2019n demper op produksie geplaas het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clarke het ges\u00ea beurtkrag was amper \u2019n \u201cdaaglikse realiteit vir bitter lank\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOns [die DA] wil verstaan hoe dit kan gebeur dat s\u00f3 belangrike fasiliteit geen teenvoeters [alternatiewe krag] daarteen kon h\u00ea nie.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Suid-Afrika ervaar jaarliks ongeveer 4 000 slangbyte, met ongeveer 900 hospitaalopnames en 100 pasi\u00ebnte wat teengif benodig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Eduanne Niemand, \u2019n bekende slangvanger in die Drakenstein-vallei, word die uitwerkinng wat die tekort aan slangbyt-teengif inhou, oordryf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hy het verduidelik in die geval waar die Paarl-hospitaal of die Mediclinic Paarl nie teengif aanhou nie, kan die pasi\u00ebnt deur \u2019n respirator aan die lewe gehou word terwyl die teengif van ander hospitale af gekoerier word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n D\u00edt geld veral in die geval van \u2019n slangbyt deur \u2019n Kaapse kobra, wat neurotoksiese gif het, en die vermo\u00eb om natuurlik asem te haal, verswak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Leensie Lotter, \u2019n waarnemende woordvoerder van die Paarl-hospitaal asook die Weskus- en Overbergdistrik as deel van die Wes-Kaapse departement van gesondheid, is die Paarl-hospitaal die enigste staatshospitaal binne die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit wat teengif aanhou en administreer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lotter het verduidelik die naaste staatshospitale buite die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit sluit in die Stellenbosch-hospitaal en die Swartland-hospitaal in Malmesbury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVoldoende slangbyt-, skerpioen- en spinnekop-teengif is egter tans by die Paarl-hospitaal in voorraad en die voorraad word opgevul sodra dit gebruik is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTussen Januarie 2024 en Januarie 2025 is vyf gevalle van slangbyt by die Paarl-hospitaal aangemeld, [met] geen toename in hospitaalopnames of sterftes [wat] in die laaste jaar aangemeld [is] nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens Lotter kon alle slangbyt-gevalle by die Paarl-hospitaal die afgelope jaar suksesvol behandel word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTeengif-dosisse 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