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The IFP calls on the KZN MEC of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo to urgently
investigate and fire the security guard at the Lamontville Clinic south of
Durban who is accused of publically disclosing the HIV status of patients.

"We want to know why this so called security guard is in charge of distributing
medication to the patients. Where are the nurses employed to that? All of them
must be fired because they don't respect patients' rights. The clinic manager
must be held accountable because this happened under his/her watch. Such
behaviour cannot be tolerated in our healthcare facilities, " said IFP KZN
Health Spokesperson, Mrs Ncamisile Nkwanyana,MPL.

"People have a constitutional right to privacy and do not have to disclose their
status. Even employers cannot legally request a person's HIV status or require a
person to take an HIV test,"continued Mrs Nkwanyana.

"I encourage all the patients in Lamontville and other healthcare facilities
whose HIV status has been disclosed without their consent to sue those involved
in such violations of their rights including this so called security guard,"
concluded Mrs Nkwanyana.

Issued by IFP