Tshwane — The Eastern Cape Health Department has set aside over R40 million to fill 40 percent staff vacancies and to purchase ambulances in a bid to beef up its crippling Emergency Medical Service (EMS).
"The department has set aside R30,5 million to fill the 600 vacant posts, while R10,7 million would be used to buy ambulances and other emergency vehicles," said the department's spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo.
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