Kaya 959 Reporter
The South African Post Office has unveiled a new program that will allow government clinic patients to pick up their chronic medications at Post Office locations.
Except for those in the Western Cape, the mail carrier stated this service will be offered at its 342 post offices across the country.
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The service is aimed at people who live or work closer to one of these post offices than a government clinic, according to the government.
“Patients of government clinics who would like to collect their medication from their local post office should arrange it with their clinic. “
“The Department of Health sends the patient an SMS when the medication is ready for collection and patients have 14 days to collect it before the medication is returned to the Department of Health.”
Government clinic patients: You can also collect your chronic medication from your local post office. Arrange it with your clinic – you will receive and SMS you when the medication is ready for collection @ your post office. We're open Saturdays. (Not available in Western Cape)
— SA Post Office (@PostofficeSa) June 1, 2022
On weekdays and Saturday mornings, post offices are open until 17h00, allowing for substantially longer hours for medication collection,” it noted.
Since the collecting site for the R350 Social Relief of Distress grants was shifted to supermarkets in 2013, the Post Office claims that waits at its shops have drastically decreased.
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