COAL CREATED NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO OUR HEALTH

THEMBSILE MBETHE

Coal created negetive impacts to our health.

#SUFFERINGFROMMINEIMPACTS

The lady whom didn’t want her name to be revealed discovered that she is having a high blood pressure and Sinuses, she started having this illnesses when she started staying here, Health issues around Emalahleni is a serious concern people are sick , all this type of illnesses is caused by coal but no one from health Department is taking this issue seriously, all this is difficult is mostly at night where people experience negative impacts of coal .

It’s happening at kwaGuqa where we are surrounded by coal mines ,coal fired Power Stations and Industries and some in our door steps.

The lady is suffering more especially at night she can’t even sleep she can’t breathe properly especially in winter and rainy days where people warm their houses using coal stoves and imbawula heaters.
She is affected and she is unemployed when she go to the clinic she can’t get a relevant medication, then she will have to go and buy meditation at chemist of which it’s to expensive for her.

She is using what she has been given from the clinic, but the medication doesn’t meet her needs and the medication from the chemist which she can’t afford and the solution to her problem its to relocate to another province as per Doctors order

She has to relocate to another province or go and stay with her relatives, because the living conditions it’s worse .