Capture Date: Tue, 09/02/2010 - 00:36
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By Gabi Khumalo
Pretoria - All host cities will be more than ready to deliver the best health services during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, preliminary reports suggest.
On Monday, the Western Cape reported that Emergency Medical Service (EMS) planning was completed.
"All medical equipment and vehicles have been delivered; the hospital planning has been done and all nine hospitals have been part of the disaster exercises and test events have been completed," said provincial EMS deputy director, Dr Wayne Smith.
Eastern Cape's 2010 co-ordinator Mbulelo Fani said "it was just a question of consolidating what we already have and putting all resources together".
Fani said the province was on track with a new trauma unit expected to be completed and handed over by the end of May.
"Staff have been appointed, including doctors and nurses. If the need arises, we will take the resources to the districts, but we don't foresee any problems," he said.
Except for the delivery of ambulances and medical equipment, the Free State reported an 80 percent readiness.