April 10th, 2009
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Interview with Sister P. M. Tshazibana
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General Topic of Interview: Health care
Dates: 12 August, 2008
Location: Zanempilo Clinic, Zinyoka Location, King William’s Town, South Africa
Narrator: Sister P. M. Tshazibana
Interviewer: Flosha Tejada
Transcriber: Flosha Tejada
Biographical Information:
Sister P. M. Tshazibana has been the operational manager at the Zanmpilo Health Center since 2002. She has a degree in community nursing. Before coming to Zanempilo, Sister Tshazibana worked at Bhisho Primary Health Care Services.
Interview Information:
Sister Tshazibana details the present state of the Zanempilo Health Clinic. They are understaffed and, even though funded by the government, do not have enough resources such as a communication system (the nurses now use their own cell phones) and ambulance (the nearest one is in Bhisho). She discusses apartheid-era bias in health care, and the two most prevalent diseases the clinic works with now: tuberculosis and HIV.