Commissioned and Published by the Health Systems Trust

Commission of the European Union Rockefeller Foundation The information contained in this publication may be freely distributed and reproduced, as long as the source is acknowledged, and it is used for non-commercial purposes. Designed and Printed by The Press Gang, Durban- Tel: (031) 307 3240 iThis provincial report is an extract from the comprehensive report entitled National PHC Facilities Survey 2000 published by the Health Systems Trust. Whereas this provincial report deals with a selection of indicators only, the national report coves a much broader scope of issues and includes comparisons between urban and rural areas, as well as between provinces. Acknowledgements The Centre for Health Systems Research & Development hereby wishes to express its sincere gratitude to all those who contributed so generously to the realisation of this report, be it in the form of financial support, work, information, advice and enthusiasm. We are particularly grateful to the Health Systems Trust for approaching CHSR & D with the research objective- and to Gcinile Buthelezi- HST coordinator of the project. The work of the following people is acknowledged with due appreciation